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 Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:51 pm
ok i would like to hear myths, legends, urban legends that you have heard of. I would like you to post them so that everybody gets a chance to hear them. tell me are the legends true or are they made up for entertainment. Feel free to post the myths and legends that you have heard of.
please follow tos in this thread. do not post anything that would be against tos, i would like serious discussions about these myths and legends.
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:35 pm
anybody know the original story behind bloody mary
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:00 am
mariusdark anybody know the original story behind bloody mary
Names
Other very similar tales use different names for the character including Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, and Hell Mary among others.
Origin
Bloody Mary is typically described as a child-murderer who lived in the local city where the legend has taken root years ago. On the other hand, various people have surmised that the lore about taunting Bloody Mary about her baby may relate her tenuously to folklore about Queen Mary I, known in history by the sobriquet "Bloody Mary". The queen's life was marked by a number of miscarriages or false pregnancies. Speculation exists that the miscarriages were deliberately induced. As a result, some retellings of the tale make Bloody Mary the queen driven to madness by the loss of her children. It is likely, however, that Queen Mary I provided only her nickname to the Bloody Mary of folklore. She is also confused in some tellings of the story with Mary Queen of Scots.
Folklore
In folklore and children's street culture, "Bloody Mary" is a game in which a ghost of the same name (or sometimes other names, such as "Mary Worth") is said to appear in a mirror when her name is stated three times, though there are many variations. Other variations say that the querent must not look directly at her, but at her image in the mirror; she will then reveal the querent's future, particularly concerning marriage and children. Other tales say she kills the person who summoned her. Some even specify that she scratches their eyes out.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:08 am
Wizzard_X mariusdark anybody know the original story behind bloody mary Names Other very similar tales use different names for the character including Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, and Hell Mary among others. Origin Bloody Mary is typically described as a child-murderer who lived in the local city where the legend has taken root years ago. On the other hand, various people have surmised that the lore about taunting Bloody Mary about her baby may relate her tenuously to folklore about Queen Mary I, known in history by the sobriquet "Bloody Mary". The queen's life was marked by a number of miscarriages or false pregnancies. Speculation exists that the miscarriages were deliberately induced. As a result, some retellings of the tale make Bloody Mary the queen driven to madness by the loss of her children. It is likely, however, that Queen Mary I provided only her nickname to the Bloody Mary of folklore. She is also confused in some tellings of the story with Mary Queen of Scots. Folklore In folklore and children's street culture, "Bloody Mary" is a game in which a ghost of the same name (or sometimes other names, such as "Mary Worth") is said to appear in a mirror when her name is stated three times, though there are many variations. Other variations say that the querent must not look directly at her, but at her image in the mirror; she will then reveal the querent's future, particularly concerning marriage and children. Other tales say she kills the person who summoned her. Some even specify that she scratches their eyes out. thanks this was useful
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:51 am
mariusdark Wizzard_X mariusdark anybody know the original story behind bloody mary Names Other very similar tales use different names for the character including Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, and Hell Mary among others. Origin Bloody Mary is typically described as a child-murderer who lived in the local city where the legend has taken root years ago. On the other hand, various people have surmised that the lore about taunting Bloody Mary about her baby may relate her tenuously to folklore about Queen Mary I, known in history by the sobriquet "Bloody Mary". The queen's life was marked by a number of miscarriages or false pregnancies. Speculation exists that the miscarriages were deliberately induced. As a result, some retellings of the tale make Bloody Mary the queen driven to madness by the loss of her children. It is likely, however, that Queen Mary I provided only her nickname to the Bloody Mary of folklore. She is also confused in some tellings of the story with Mary Queen of Scots. Folklore In folklore and children's street culture, "Bloody Mary" is a game in which a ghost of the same name (or sometimes other names, such as "Mary Worth") is said to appear in a mirror when her name is stated three times, though there are many variations. Other variations say that the querent must not look directly at her, but at her image in the mirror; she will then reveal the querent's future, particularly concerning marriage and children. Other tales say she kills the person who summoned her. Some even specify that she scratches their eyes out. thanks this was useful
Glad that I could be of service.
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