Legend Collection (page 10)

Romulus & Remus Statue
The golden statue in the Vatican, Rome, of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf. Legend has it that when Romulus grew up he founded Rome (circa 753 BC). Date: early 1930s

Title page of the 1518 edition of the Golden legend.. From: Legenda sanctorum. Date: 1518

Tales from Many Lands: The Legend of Volka. From Treasure no. 202 (26 November 1966)

Dawn of Love / Lancelot
Guinevere and Lancelot The Dawn of Love

Lady Godiva and her Eton Crop
Humorous illustration, the first in a series called Hushed Up History showing Lady Godiva, who famously rode naked through the city of Coventry with only her long hair to cover her modesty

St. Catherines Chapel
The ruins of St. Catherines Chapel, Guildford, Surrey, England. Situated on a high hill above the River Wey, one of the old chapels on the Pilgrims Way to Canterbury. Date: 14th century

ROCHE ROCK
Roche Rock Chapel, Cornwall, England, where legend has it that Ogrin the Hermit sheltered lovers Tristram and Isolde from the wrath of King Mark (her husband & his uncle)

Stormy Tintagel
Waves crashing against the rugged cliffs at Tintagel, Cornwall, England. Date: 1930s

Minster Lovell Hall
The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England. It was built by Lord William Lovell in the 1440s. Legend has it that he died in a secret room in the hall. Date: mid 15th century

The Tibble Stone, Glos. England. Legend has it that a giant from Dixton Hill (in the background) threw it towards the River Severn, but it fell short at Teddington! Date: BC

The legend of the heavenly Jerusalem
Under the guidance of Eblis, the descendants of Cain and Hiram attack the heavenly city of Jerusalem to reduce the strength of God. Date: 1890s

Romans fight the Sabines
Marginal drawings depicting combat between the Romans and the Sabines. 1543

Fight between Romulus and Mettius Curtius
Page of text with marginal drawing showing a horseman outside Rome, and a fight between the horseman and another figure. The horse has collapsed under its rider

View of Rome
An imaginary view of Rome in a marginal drawing. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Romulus and Remus being suckled by Lupa
Detail from a page of text, showing a marginal drawing of Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she wolf Lupa. 1543

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Hercules strikes Cacus
Page of text with marginal drawing, showing Hercules with a large club about to strike at Cacus (the bearded man on the right) who is pulling a bull backwards by the tail. 1543

Merlin and Nimue Date: 1893 - 1894

Guinevere / Almesbury
Guinevere rides to Almesbury

Tristram & Isolde
The love potion takes effect. While Tristram is escorting Iseult, King Marks bride, they take a potion intended for her wedding night & become lovers

Galahad and Sword
He draws the sword from the floating stone - which only the best knight in the world could do

Scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero
A scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero. He springs onto the bank and pushes his enemy Gesslers boat back into the raging water, thereby causing its occupants to drown

Lancelot Fights a Dragon
How Sir Launcelot fought with a fiendly dragon

Merlin and Vivian
Vivian enchants Merlin with the magic which he himself - besotted by her charms - has taught her

Myth / England / Arthurian
Gareth, also known as Beaumains defeats the Red Knight

Lady Lionesse
Dame Lionesse (Lyonesse) comes forth

British Ballad, Elfinland Wud
ELFINLAND WUD. British ballad of Scottish origin by William Motherwell (1797-1835)

British Ballad, King Estmere
KING ESTMERE. British ballad. King Estmere and the King of Spain fight for the hand of King Adlands daughter. Despite threats from the King of Spain, she agrees to marry King Estmere

British Ballad, King Arthurs Death
KING ARTHURS DEATH. British ballad telling the tale of the Arthurian legend. Sir Bedivere, with considerable reluctance, restores the magic sword Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake

British Ballad, Fair Rosamond
FAIR ROSAMOND (The Fate Of - The Bower Of) Legend has it that King Henry II of England (reigned 1154 - 1189) adopted Roasmond (Rosamond Clifford) as his mistress, and that

British Ballad, Sir Lancelot du Lac
SIR LANCELOT DU LAC. British ballad telling the tale of one of the greatest of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend

British Ballad, Kempion (Kemp Owyne)
KEMPION (Kemp Owyne) British Ballad telling the story of a woman turned into a dragon, by her stepmother, who curses her to remain so until the Kings son comes to kiss her three times

Baksei Chamkrong, Siem Reap, Cambodia
View of Baksei Chamkrong, a small Hindu temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was completed in the 10th century during the reign of King Rajendravarman II

The Flag and Arms of Mexico. The coat of arms features an eagle, holding a serpent in its talon, perched on top of a prickly pear cactus situated on a rock that rising above a lake

Da Zhao Temple, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Part of the Da Zhao Temple (meaning Infinite Temple), a Buddhist monastery at Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, in the Peoples Republic of China

Homage of Bharata - women, children and Gods pay homage to Bharata, a legendary King in Hindu mythology

Wambierzyce - Poland
Wambierzyce (Vamberic / Vamberice), the Silesian Jerusalem, is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in southern Poland

Pope Joannes (John) VIII or Pope Joan
Pope Joannes (John) VIII the first pope to be assassinated, rather than martyred. This engraving can also be taken as a representation of Pope Joan who, as legend would have it

Pope Joan gives birth to a child while processing through the streets of Rome...an ill timed childbirth

Olwen by Daphne Allen
Scene from The Mabinogion showing Olwen, wearing a robe of flame-coloured silk, with cascades of yellow hair and anenome white skin

Einhard and Emma
A romantic legend tells how Charlemagnes secretary Einhard, secretly courting Emma, fearful of being traced by his footprints, is carried by her after their trysts

Italy San Gimignano
Although legend attributes the high towers of the town to family rivalries, in fact they served a practical purpose to hang and dry the safron-dyed cloth produced locally

Faust in Auerbachs Wine Cellar
Faust in Auerbachs wine cellar. Faust, is a legend dating back to early Christianity but in its present form based on Dr. Johann Faust who lived in Heidelberg during the sixteenth century

Grace Darling
An idealised late Victorian portrait of Grace Darling, who rowed out with her lightkeeper father to save nine from the wrecked Forfarshire steamer

Genevieve Saved by Deer
Genevieve de Brabant, heroine of a popular French legend, is saved by a deer when she is abandoned in the forest

Queen Guinevere

Arthur & Green Knight
The Green Knight, on his green horse, surprises Arthur and Guinevere at a feast. He later challenged the Knights to a fight and Gawain, who volunteered, was victorious

Crucifixion Wqoodcut
A soldier pierces Jesuss side to put him out of his torment while his two fellow-crucifees writhe in agony : illustration in Wynkyn de Wordes 1498 printing of the Golden Legend

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