Legends and Folklore- Giants, Landscapes, Creatures, page 1

Has anyone ever heard of a interesting and mysterious legend/myth or folklore about some kind of landscape or creatures? I have never personally heard of one, so I really want to know if anyone else know if any.

Ever since I played Shadow of the Colossus (one of my favourite games) I started thinking legends were really interesting. Do you think that it's possible for places like the landscape in Shadow of the Colossus to exist? Have the humans even visited 100% of the earths grounds?

If anyone wonders what Shadow of the Colossus is then it's a game based on a character called Wanderer who's lost his someone close to him. There are legends about a remote area where creatures as big as mountains wander freely. From these colossi the key to a mysterious force that can bring back the dead to life can be obtained. So he sets off to find this place in the hopes of getting his lost love back. He has no idea what's ahead of him.

Here's a description about the setting

The game clearly takes place in a fantasy setting, with most of the game's events occurring within a vast and unpopulated peninsula separated from the outside world by a mountain range to its North and sea to the South and East. The presence of ruins and other ancient structures indicate that the area was once a settlement.

The region is only accessible via a small cleft in the mountains to the north, leading to a massive stone bridge. This bridge spans half the distance of the landscape and terminates at a large temple called the "Shrine of Worship" located at its center. It is, however, forbidden to enter the land, which is characterized by diverse geographical features, such as lakes and deserts, in addition to human-made structures.

It's essentially a love story. It's very sad. Not only because the quote "love can move mountains" but also because of the feeling of emptyness and mystery to the landscape. It's somehow so sad:[

If anyone is interested in legends/myths or folklore, or an interesting love story you should play this game. You will love it.

Anyways, if you think there is anything like it in real life legends or folklore, please write it here(:

[edit on 28-3-2008 by ZikhaN]

reply to post by ZikhaN

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Not in the way the game portrays it.

You might as well say that World Of Warcraft is based on myths and legends. We all know its not. There's been many, many games containing giants, ogres, dragons, dwarves, goblins, whatever but at best we are talking about being based on a book (in which case the book is a fantasy inspired from myths and legends).

[edit on 29-3-2008 by merka]

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