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legend: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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legend1 CONSTRUCTLegendDÉGH · FOLKLORE

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Folklore

a story genre about extraordinary events told as possibly true, which invites debate over whether it should be believed.

In folklore, legend refers to a story genre about extraordinary events told as possibly true, which invites debate over whether it should be believed. This meaning comes from Dégh (2001) in Legend and Belief. Here legend is this specific meaning.[1]

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  1. Dégh, L. (2001). Legend and Belief. Indiana University Press. https://doi.org/10.2979/2196.0

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