For other senses of this word, see Legend (disambiguation).

A legend (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants, includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and realistic.

Etymology and origin

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The word "legend" appeared in the English language circa 1340, transmitted from medieval Latin language through French. Its first blurred extended (and essentially Protestant) sense of a non-historical narrative or myth was first recorded in 1613. By emphasizing the unrealistic character of "legends" of the saints, English-speaking Protestants were able to introduce a note of contrast to the "real" saints and martyrs of the Reformation, whose authentic narratives could be found in Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Thus "legend" gained its modern connotations of "undocumented" and "spurious".

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Movie Bionicle: The Legend Reborn and Driven #extrapoint Jay-Z
descheneryvz (Paula Reedgbb) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:03:56 -0000
Movie Bionicle: The Legend Reborn and Driven #extrapoint Jay-Z
Get the Look : John Legend & @Estelledarlings - http://fashionbombdaily.com/2009/12/30/get-the-look-john-legend-estelle/
thefashionbomb (thefashionbomb) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:03:02 -0000
Get the Look : John Legend & @Estelledarlings - http://fashionbombdaily.com/2009/12/30/get-the-look-john-legend-estelle/
Coming up at 8 AM- the man the myth the legend- bill proctor calls in to talk about his letter to Judge Charles... http://fb.me/42il6vr
WFLAFM (WFLAfm Tallahassee ) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:02:44 -0000
Coming up at 8 AM- the man the myth the legend- bill proctor calls in to talk about his letter to Judge Charles... http://fb.me/42il6vr
Movie Sands of Oblivion and Legend of the Tamworth Two, The sound effects #itsajonasthing
gatzpqiy (Paula Cloughuzz) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:02:02 -0000
Movie Sands of Oblivion and Legend of the Tamworth Two, The sound effects #itsajonasthing
@shineforyou_ elogio alla follia // il primo della saga de Legend of the Seeker, quel telefilm con cui ossessiono twitter XD
lightwood__ (bea or 貝阿) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:01:24 -0000
@shineforyou_ elogio alla follia // il primo della saga de Legend of the Seeker, quel telefilm con cui ossessiono twitter XD
haha joe danced to single ladies :) officially a legend! also awwww kevin and his mum :') soo cute and the mr and mrs jonas II kiss :'):')
Emmaxoxx (Emma ) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:24 -0000
haha joe danced to single ladies :) officially a legend! also awwww kevin and his mum :') soo cute and the mr and mrs jonas II kiss :'):')

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