legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the ...

is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to:

Narrative

* A fictitious identity used in

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Books, comic books, and theater

* ''Legend'' (Gemmell novel), a 1984 fantasy novel by David Gemmell * ''Legend'' (comic imprint), a comic-book brand-name * ''Legend'' (Lu novel), the first novel in ''Legend: The Series'': A trilogy by Marie Lu * ''Legend'' (1958 play), an Australian play by Ric Throssell * ''Legend'' (1976 play), a Broadway play by Samuel A. Taylor *

Legend Books Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the followi ...

, an imprint of Random House * ''Legends'' (comics), comic-book limited series published by DC Comics * ''Legends'' (anthology), a 1998 collection of short novels edited by Robert Silverberg ** ''Legends II'' (anthology), a 2003 second collection * ''

Legends! ''Legends!'' is a comedic play written by James Kirkwood, Jr. It toured the United States with Mary Martin and Carol Channing in 1986, but never had a production on Broadway. The play concerns two aging rival film stars. Kirkwood wrote about th ...

'', a 1986 stage play by James Kirkwood, Jr. * ''

Dragonlance Legends ''Dragonlance Legends'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which take place in the Dragonlance setting. This series is the sequel to the ''Dragonlance Chronicles'', and focus on Raistlin and Caramon. The t ...

'', trilogy of books central to the Dragonlance series * ''The Legend'', a 1969 novel by Evelyn Anthony * "Legend" (poem), a 1950 poem by Judith Wright

Film

* ''Legend'' (1985 film), a fantasy-film starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry * ''The Legend'' (2012 film), directed by Christian Lara featuring Barry Primus * ''Legend'' (2014 film), an Indian film starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sonal Chauhan, and Radhika Apte * ''Legend'' (2015 film), a biographical film of the Kray Twins, starring Tom Hardy and Emily Browning * ''The Legend'' (2022 film), an Indian science-fiction film * ''Fong Sai-yuk'' (film) (''The Legend''), and its sequel, ''Fong Sai-yuk II''

Television

Legend (television channel) Legend, formerly Zone Horror and Horror Channel, is a British free-to-air television channel specialising in sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, action and cult series. It is broadcast in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The channel is known for ...

, a British TV channel, formerly the Horror Channel

Episodes

Shows

* ''Legend'' (TV series), a 1995 science fiction Western television show * ''The Legend'' (TV series), a Korean TV series * ''

Legends of the Hidden Temple ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' is an American action-adventure television game show that broadcast from 1993 to 1995 on Nickelodeon. Created by David G. Stanley, Scott A. Stone, and Stephen Brown, the program features a fictitious temple, " ...

'' (often nicknamed "Legends"), an American game show that ran from 1993 to 1995 * ''Legends'' (TV series), a 2014 American crime drama television series, based on the 2005 Robert Littell book * ''

Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American Time travel in fiction, time travel superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, ...

'', a 2016 series from DC Entertainment and The CW * '' The Legends'' (TV series), a 2019 Chinese romance * '' Marvel Studios: Legends'', a 2021 series from Marvel Studios * '' MasterChef: Legends'', the eleventh season (2021) of FOX's reality culinary show ''MasterChef''

Music

* ''The Legend'' (opera), a 1919 one-act tragic opera by Joseph Carl Breil

Albums

* ''Legend'' (Bob Marley and the Wailers album), 1984 * '' Lennon Legend'', a posthumous album of greatest hits of John Lennon * ''Legend'' (Robin of Sherwood soundtrack), by Irish group Clannad * ''Legend'' (Tangerine Dream soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1985 film * ''Legend'' (Henry Cow album), 1973 * ''Legend'' (Jannabi album), 2019 * ''Legend'' (Legend Seven album), 1992 * ''Legend'' (Lynyrd Skynyrd album), 1987 * ''Legend'' (Poco album), 1978 * ''Legend'' (MC Lyte album), 2015 * ''Legend'' (Two Steps from Hell album), 2008 * ''Legend'' (film score), a film score by Jerry Goldsmith, for the 1985 film ''Legend'' * ''Legend'' (Witchcraft album), 2012 * ''Legend'' (House of Pain EP), 1994 * ''Legend'' (Abigail Williams EP), 2006 * ''Legend'', the title of three different albums by rockabilly band Legend, fronted by

Mickey Jupp Michael Graham "Mickey" Jupp (born 6 March 1944, in Worthing, Sussex, England) is an English musician and songwriter, mainly associated with the Southend music scene. Career Jupp played in several Southend bands after leaving art college in 19 ...

* ''Legends'' (Above the Law album), a 1998 album * ''Legends'' (Benny Carter album), 1993 * ''Legends'' (Bob Catley album), a 1999 album * ''Legends'' (Beverley Craven album), a 2005 album * ''Legends'' (Five Star album), a 2005 album * ''Legends'' (Dvořák), orchestral composition by

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predec ...

* ''The Legend'' (Count Basie album), 1961 * ''The Legend'' (Joe Cocker album), 1992 * ''The Legend'' (Johnny Cash box set), a 2005 album by Johnny Cash

Songs

* "Legend" (Tchaikovsky), composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1883 * "Legend" (Drake song), 2015 * "Legend" (Mika Nakashima song), 2004 * "Legend", by Attila from ''

Chaos Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Science, technology, and astronomy * '' Chaos: Making a New Science'', a 1987 book by James Gleick * Chaos (company), a Bulgarian rendering and simulation software company * ''Chaos'' (genus), a genus of amoebae * ...

'', 2016 * "Legend", by Chronixx from ''

Chronology Chronology (from Latin , from Ancient Greek , , ; and , ''wikt:-logia, -logia'') is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time. Consider, for example, the use of a timeline or sequence of events. It is also "the deter ...

'', 2017 * "Legend", by Dance Gavin Dance from ''

Instant Gratification ''Instant Gratification'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on April 14, 2015, on Rise Records. The album serves as a follow-up to the group's fifth studio album, ''Acceptance Speech (Dance Gavin Dance al ...

'', 2015 * "Legend", by G-Eazy from '' The Beautiful & Damned'', 2017 * "Legend", by House of Pain from ''

Legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the ...

'', 1994 * "Legend", by Mike Oldfield from the B-side of " Pictures in the Dark", 1985 * "Legend", by Nelly Furtado from '' Whoa, Nelly!'', 2000 * "Legend", by Poco from ''

'', 1978 * "Legend", by Snoop Dogg from ''

Coolaid ''Coolaid'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on July 1, 2016, by Doggystyle Records and eOne Music. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2015 to 2016 at the Doggystyle Studios Records, i ...

'', 2016 * "Legend", by Twenty One Pilots from ''

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'', 2018 * "Legend", by Upchurch from '' King of Dixie'', 2017 * "The Legend", by

Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Gui ...

for ''

Smokey and the Bandit ''Smokey and the Bandit'' is a 1977 American action comedy road film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham ...

'', 1977 * "The Legend", by Pallbearer from '' Sorrow and Extinction'', 2012 * "The Legend", a 2018 track by Toby Fox from ''

Deltarune Chapter 1 OST The music of '' Deltarune'' comprises multiple soundtrack albums created and scored by Toby Fox and also features guest appearances by Laura Shigihara, Lena Raine and Marcy Nabors. The first soundtrack album for Chapter one was released on Ban ...

'' from the video game ''Deltarune'' * "Legends" (Juice Wrld song), 2018 * "Legends" (Kelsea Ballerini song), 2017 * "Legends" (Quavo and Lil Baby song), 2025 * "Legends", by The Afters from '' Live On Forever'', 2016 * "Legends", by Sleeping with Sirens from ''

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'', 2017

Bands and labels

* Legend, original name of Christian rock band Legend Seven * Legend, a rockabilly band fronted by

* Legend (Icelandic band), Icelandic rock band *

The Legend (band) The Legend (; also known as Legend) was a South Korean boy band formed by SS Entertainment (formerly JK Space Entertainment) in Seoul, South Korea. The group consisted of five members: Listen, Roi, Jaehyuk, Lito and Changsun. They debuted on Ju ...

, South Korean band * The Legends, a band of Sam McCue before forming Crowfoot * The Legends, one of several early bands of

Gram Parsons Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He recorded with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Bu ...

* The Legends, first band of

Dan Hartman Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American pop rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer, and songwriter and original frontman for several bands, including the Soploids, Mak and the Turnarounds, Our Wri ...

The Legends (Swedish band) The Legends are a Swedish pop band whose music is distributed by Lakeshore Records in the US, by Labrador in Sweden, and by Little Teddy in Germany. The band was formed in January 2003, and a week later, a gig was booked, supporting The Radio ...

* The Legends (Tejano band)

Games

* ''Legends'', playing card set, see Magic: The Gathering expansion sets, 1993–1995 * Legends (play-by-mail game), moderated by Harlequin Games

Video games

* ''Legend'' (1984 video game), for the ZX Spectrum, see

Andrew Glaister Andrew Glaister (born 4 July 1967 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England) is a video game programmer. He initially started programming games on the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum between 1981 and 1987,

* ''Legend'' (1992 video game), for the PC, Atari ST and Commodore Amiga * ''Legend'' (1994 video game), for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System * '' Burnout Legends'', a 2005 ''Burnout'' video game * '' Tomb Raider: Legend'', a 2006 video game * ''

Rayman Legends ''Rayman Legends'' is a 2013 platform game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. It is the fifth main title in the ''Rayman'' series and the direct sequel to the 2011 game ''Rayman Origins''. The game was released for Micros ...

'', a 2013 platform game * '' Asphalt 9: Legends'', a 2018 ''Asphalt'' video game

Transport

Aircraft

* Aeropilot Legend 540, a Czech ultralight aircraft *

Turbine Legend The Performance Turbine Legend is an American sports monoplane designed by Performance Aircraft for sale as a kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Nu ...

, a US kit monoplane

Cars

Honda Legend The is a series of V6 engine, V6-engined executive cars that was produced by Honda between 1985 and 2021, and served as its flagship vehicle. The Legend has also been sold under the Acura Legend, Acura RL, RL and Acura RLX, RLX nameplates — t ...

, a Honda car model now marketed as Acura RL *

Acura Legend The Acura Legend is a mid-size luxury car manufactured by Honda from Japan. It was sold in the U.S. and Canada under Honda's luxury brand, Acura, from 1985 until 1995. It was the first flagship sedan sold under the Acura nameplate, until being ren ...

, another car marketed as Honda Legend outside North America * Mahindra Legend, a four-wheel-drive vehicle *

Legends car racing Legends car racing is a style of auto racing designed primarily to promote exciting racing and to keep costs down (as of 2022, a brand-new Legends car could be purchased in the USA for $17,500 USD). The race car bodyshells are 5/8-scale replicas ...

, a motor racing series base on 1930s and 1940s American automobiles

Motorcycles

* Triumph Legend TT, a 4 stroke-engined motorcycle from Triumph

Boats

* Legend, brand name used in Europe by American boat manufacturer

Hunter Marine Hunter Marine was an American boat builder, now known as Marlow-Hunter, LLC, owned by David E. Marlow. The company did produce the Mainship powerboat brand. Marlow also owns and manufactures the Marlow Yachts brand consisting of long range ...

* '' Carnival Legend'', a 2001 Spirit class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line

People

Everett True Everett True (born Jeremy Andrew Thackray on 21 April 1961) is an English music journalist and musician. He became interested in rock music after hearing The Residents, and formed a band with school friends. He has written and recorded as The ...

(born 1961), music journalist, aka The Legend *

Bill Legend Bill Legend (born William Arthur Fifield; 8 May 1944) is an English musician and former drummer for glam rock band T. Rex during their most successful period. His life and career have been discussed in multiple published books and other works ...

(born 1944), English musician, drummer for T. Rex *

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Every ...

(born 1978), singer, songwriter, musician and actor * Johnny Legend (born 1948), rockabilly musician, film producer, actor and wrestling manager * Tobi Legend (born 1942), soul and gospel singer

Other uses

* Legend, Alberta, an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada * Legend (map), a guide to a map's symbology * Legend (chart), a guide to colours and symbols used in a data chart, graph, plot or diagram *

Legend (numismatics) This glossary of numismatics is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to numismatics and coin collecting, as well as sub-fields and related disciplines, with concise explanations for the beginner or professional. Numismatics (a ...

, a formal inscription such as is found around the margin of a coin or seal * , an

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used to create a frame around other elements *

Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment Company was an American developer and publisher of computer games, best known for creating adventure titles throughout the 1990s. The company was founded by Bob Bates and Mike Verdu, both veterans of the interactive fic ...

, a former American computer game developer * Legend Group Ltd., the former name of the

Lenovo Group Lenovo Group Limited, Trade name, trading as Lenovo ( , zh, c=联想, p=Liánxiǎng), is a Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, person ...

, a Chinese technology company * LEGEND, a brand of fur of the American Legend Cooperative *

HTC Legend The HTC Legend is a phone manufactured by HTC Corporation in Taiwan for the Android platform. It was unveiled by HTC during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 16 February 2010 and went on sale on 10 March 2010. The Legend is the successo ...

, a smartphone by the HTC Corporation * Legends Hospitality, a food, beverage, merchandise retail and stadium operations corporation * The Legend (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana * Legends Outlets Kansas City, a super-regional shopping mall * ''

Star Wars Legends ''Star Wars'' has been expanded universe, expanded to media other than the original films. This spin-off material is licensed and moderated by Lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas reserve ...

'', an alternate, decanonized continuity in the ''Star Wars'' franchise