NOVEMBER: "HISTORY, MYTHS & LEGENDS"

'HISTORY, MYTHS AND LEGENDS'!


'History, Myths and Legends' is a wide theme that offers opportunity and inspiration to write about many different people, creatures, places, objects and events.

Examples are: PEOPLE: King Arthur, Robin Hood, Merlin, Queens & Kings (eg. Queen Victoria or Henry VIII), Florence Nightingale, Hercules, Aphrodite, Christopher Columbus, Romans, Tudors, Vikings, Guy Fawkes, Saints (eg. St Piran or Joan of Ark), Sporting Heroes, Musicians (eg. Mozart or the Beatles), Fairy tale characters, Inventors, Astronauts, Pirates, Miners, Aztecs, Egyptians, Cave men/women.......... CREATURES: Dragons, Elves, Fairies, Trolls, Medusa, Dinosaurs, Goblins, Griffins, Unicorns, Mermaids, Loch Ness Monster........ PLACES: Castles, Camelot, Stonehenge, Tower of London, Helman Tor, Churches, Cathedrals, Atlantis, Lanhydrock House, Fairyland, Space, Time machine, Sherwood Forest, Avalon, Caves, Pirate Ships, Long boats, Mine shafts, Pyramids.........OBJECTS: Portraits of famous people, Crown Jewels, Stone Celtic Crosses, Stained Glass Windows, Treasure chests, Diaries, Books, Dinosaur bones, Excalibur............EVENTS/TIMES: World Wars 1 and 2, Remembrance Sunday, Ice Age, Prehistoric, Discovery of America, Titanic disaster, Great Fire of London, First Man on the Moon, Space Exploration, Inventions, first aeroplane flight, Royal Coronations, Bonfire Night......................AND I am sure you can think of many more .................................
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"HISTORY, MYTHS & LEGENDS" is a theme with massive potential for inspirational writing. READ the examples ABOVE of people, creatures, places, objects and events to get you started.

We have thousands of years of history to gain ideas from. History is full of battles, wars, famous people, kings, queens, legends, heroes and villains.

There are hundreds of Myths and Legends full of stories about creatures such as dragons or mermaids and of heroes such as King Arthur or Florence Nightingale.

Castles, dungeons, prisons, churches and other ancient sites provide excellent backdrops for adventure, mystery, learning and action. Accounts of the Romans, Vikings and Egyptians offer descriptions full colour and action.

There are many ancient historical or mythical objects that can inspire writing such as King Arthur's sword 'Excalibur' and the Crown Jewels locked up safely in London. Similarly, stories are full of hunts for treasure chest and objects with magical powers.

You could write about your favourite time or person in History. Or you could write about your own personal history. Perhaps you could travel back in your own time machine.

If you like mythical creatures, legends or fairy tales then you could write your own story, reinvent an old story or write a review of a well known tale. Another idea would be to create your own creature, hero or monster.

What type of writing?? ANY!! For example: fiction (your own made up creation) or factual; poems; songs; stories; ;book reviews; plays or scripts; TV, film or theatre reviews; diary entries; personal accounts and character creations.

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