-
According to 19th-century Sarkese legend, travellers who are seriously out of luck may see the Tchico.
BBC: The Channel Islands�� surviving lore
-
In the 17th century legend has it Nadir Shah took Timur's headstone back to Persia.
ECONOMIST: Letter from Samarkand
-
An awkward scenario in the final was avoided since midfielder Gotze, described as a "once in a century player" by German legend Matthias Sammer, missed out due to injury.
CNN: Redemption for Bayern Munich in Champions League
-
Hence the excitement over the recent cleaning of the frescoes in Santa Croce's main chapel and the news that the restorers' scaffolding will remain in place for most of 2013, allowing visitors to see Agnolo Gaddi's late-14th-century fresco cycle, "The Legend of the True Cross, " from the vantage point of the artist himself.
WSJ: A Heavenly View From On High | Basilica of Santa Croce | Agnolo Gaddi | By Francis X. Rocca
-
This is a man who has been a legend for more than half a century.
WSJ: Arnold Palmer's Lessons for His Grandson, Sam Saunders | Golf Journal by John Paul Newport
-
Goetze's ability to dribble at pace, operate in various positions in midfield and great vision earned him the "once in a century" plaudits from none other than German legend Matthias Sammer.
CNN: Goetze set to join Bayern Munich
-
For one month a year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) converts this area into holiday central for NORAD's Santa Tracker, a half-century-old program that has become a thing of legend -- a curious juxtaposition of warfare preparedness and storybook magic.
ENGADGET: A visit to NORAD's Santa-tracking facility (video)
-
The cycle tells the story, drawn from Jacobus de Voragine's 13th-century compendium of saints' lives, "The Golden Legend, " of the wood used for the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
WSJ: A Heavenly View From On High | Basilica of Santa Croce | Agnolo Gaddi | By Francis X. Rocca
-
According to legend, St Piran was flung into the sea in the 6th Century by the kings of Ireland who were jealous of his healing powers.
BBC: Cornwall's St Piran parades for tinners' saint
-
"He was one of the greatest legends of the 20th century and he will live for more centuries than I think anyone else connected with music - he was a legend, " added another.
BBC: Funeral of Ray Charles