Legend (disambiguation)
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A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief.
Legend may also refer to:
Narrative
- Urban legend, a widely repeated story of dubious truth
- Legend (espionage), a cover story used in espionage detailing a fictitious identity
Books, film and theater
- Legend (film), a 1985 fantasy film starring Tom Cruise and Tim Curry
- Legend (novel), a fantasy novel by David Gemmell
- Legend (comic imprint), a comic book brand name
- Legend (TV Series), a science fiction Western television show
- The Legend (TV series), alternative title of 2007 Korean TV serial The Story of the First King's Four Gods
- Legend (play), a 1976 Broadway play by Samuel A. Taylor
- Legend Books, an imprint of Random House
- ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam, a fictional weapon from Gundam anime series
- Tolkien's legendarium, many of the writings of J R R Tolkien
- I Am Legend (novel), a 1954 science fiction/horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson
- I Am Legend (film), film of Matheson's novel, starring Will Smith
Music
Albums and songs
- Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)
- 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)
- Legend (Legend Seven album)
- Legend (Skynyrd album), by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Legend (Poco album)
- Legend (House of Pain EP)
- Legend (Abigail Williams EP)
- Legend, by rockabilly band Legend, fronted by Mickey Jupp
- "Legend" (song), a song by Mika Nakashima
Bands and labels
- Legend (band), a heavy metal band from the Channel Islands, UK
- Legend (Shadows tribute band), an English band
- Legend Recordings, a record label
- Legend, original name of Christian rock band Legend Seven
- Legend, a rockabilly band fronted by Mickey Jupp
Games
- Burnout Legends, a Burnout video game
- Tomb Raider: Legend, a 2006 computer and video game
- Legend (1992 computer game), for the PC and Amiga
- Legend (1994 video game), for the Super Nintendo
- Legend (1998 video game), for the Sony PlayStation
- Legendary (video game), a 2008 video game
- Legend (Magic: The Gathering), cards used in the game Magic: The Gathering
- Legends (PBM), a play-by-mail fantasy game
- Legends of Wrestling
- Legends of Wrestling II
- Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
- The Legend of Zelda, a series of Nintendo video games
- The Legend of Zelda (video game), a 1986 Nintendo video game
- Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire, sequel to Legend (1992 computer game)
Transport
Cars
- Legends car racing, a 1930s and 1940s car body style used in car racing (INEX)
- Honda Legend, a Honda car model now marketed as Acura RL
- Acura Legend, another car marketed as Honda Legend outside North America
- Mahindra Legend, a four-wheel-drive vehicle
Motorcycles
- Triumph Legend TT, a 4 stroke-engined motorcycle from Triumph
Boats
- Legend, brand name used in Europe by American boat manufacturer Hunter Marine
- Carnival Legend, a Spirit class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line
People
- "The Legend!", name used by the journalist Everett True
- John Legend (b. 1978), a musician
Other
- 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 Entertainment, a former American computer game developer
- The HTML element <LEGEND> which is used in a GUI environment to create a frame around other elements
- Legend Group Ltd., the former name of the Lenovo Group, a computer manufacturer
- LEGEND, a brand of fur of the American Legend Cooperative
- Legend, a software package produced by Sage Software
- Legend, a short inscription on a coin, medal or similar object
- HTC Legend, a Smartphone by the HTC Corporation