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A legend 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 espionage
Books, comic books, and theatre
- 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 (play), a 1976 Broadway play by Samuel A. Taylor
- Legend Books, an imprint of Random House
- Legends (comics), comic book limited series published by DC Comics
- Legends (book), a 1998 collection of short novels edited by Robert Silverberg
- Legends II (book), a 2003 second collection
- Legends!, a 1986 stage play by James Kirkwood, Jr.
- Dragonlance Legends, trilogy of books central to the Dragonlance series
- The Legend, a 1969 novel by Evelyn Anthony
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), a British TV channel, formerly the Horror Channel
- Legend (TV series), a 1995 science fiction Western television show
- "The Legend" (Prison Break), a 2008 episode of Prison Break
- "Legend" (NCIS), a 2009 two-part episode of NCIS, that served as the backdoor pilot for NCIS: Los Angeles
- The Legend (TV series), a Korean TV series
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (often nicknamed "Legends"), an American game show that ran from 1993 to 1995
- "Legends" (Justice League), a two-part episode of the animated series Justice League
- Legends (TV series), a 2014 American crime drama television series, based on the 2005 Robert Littell book
- Legends of Tomorrow, a 2016 series from DC Entertainment and The CW
- "Legends", a season 2 episode of The Loud House
- 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 (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
- 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
- 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, 2016
- "Legend", by Chronixx from Chronology, 2017
- "Legend", by Dance Gavin Dance from Instant Gratification, 2015
- "Legend", by G-Eazy from The Beautiful & Damned, 2017
- "Legend", by House of Pain from Legend, 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 Legend, 1978
- "Legend", by Snoop Dogg from Coolaid, 2016
- "Legend", by Twenty One Pilots from Trench, 2018
- "Legend", by Upchurch from King of Dixie, 2017
- "The Legend", by Jerry Reed for Smokey and the Bandit, 1977
- "The Legend", by Pallbearer from Sorrow and Extinction, 2012
- "The Legend", a 2018 track by Toby Fox from Deltarune Chapter 1 OST from the video game Deltarune
- "Legends" (Juice Wrld song), 2018
- "Legends" (Kelsea Ballerini song), 2017
- "Legends", by The Afters from Live On Forever, 2016
- "Legends", by Sleeping with Sirens from Gossip, 2017
Bands and labels
- Legend, original name of Christian rock band Legend Seven
- Legend, a rockabilly band fronted by Mickey Jupp
- Legend (Icelandic band), Icelandic rock band
- The Legend (band), South Korean band
- The Legends, a band of Sam McCue before forming Crowfoot
- The Legends, one of several early bands of Gram Parsons
- The Legends, first band of Dan Hartman
- The Legends (Swedish band)
- The Legends (Tejano band)
- Legends Drum and Bugle Corps, an Open Class Corps based in Portage, Michigan
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 (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, a 2013 platform game
- Asphalt 9: Legends, a 2018 Asphalt video game
Transport
Aircraft
- Aeropilot Legend 540, a Czech ultralight aircraft
- Turbine Legend, a US kit monoplane
Cars
- 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
- Legends car racing, 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
- Carnival Legend, a 2001 Spirit class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line
People
- Everett True (born 1961), music journalist, aka The Legend
- Bill Legend (born 1944), English musician, drummer for T. Rex
- John Legend (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), a formal inscription such as is found around the margin of a coin or seal
- <LEGEND>, an HTML element used to create a frame around other elements
- Legend Entertainment, a former American computer game developer
- Legend Group Ltd., the former name of the Lenovo Group, a Chinese technology company
- LEGEND, a brand of fur of the American Legend Cooperative
- HTC Legend, a smartphone by the HTC Corporation
- Legends Hospitality, a food, beverage, merchandise retail and stadium operations corporation owned by Jerry Jones and Yankee Global Enterprises
- 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, an alternate, decanonized continuity in the Star Wars franchise