There is no "real story" -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a fictional story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story written by Washington Irving in 1820. It follows the tale of Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who encounters the Headless Horseman, a ghost said to haunt the town of Sleepy Hollow. The story explores themes of superstition and the power of folklore in shaping reality.
No. There's no such thing as headless people.AnswerJust because there is no such thing as headless people, does not set it back from being a real legend. A legend does not have to be true, in fact they almost never are. The definition of a legend is, "A story about a mythical or supernatural being". So, that would mean The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a "real" legend.
"Rip Van Winkle" is a story about a man who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years and wakes up to find everything changed. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a tale about a schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who encounters the Headless Horseman in a small town called Sleepy Hollow. Both stories were written by Washington Irving and are examples of American folklore.
Icabod Crane was one of Depp's most interesting and endearing characters to date. From Washington Irving's The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Crane was originally a very homely school teacher. But in true Depp style, he made Icabod his own, despite his handsome face, and not a thing was lost in translation.
No. The legend of 1900 is not a true story. It has some real events and people in it but no it is not a true story.
yes it is no matter what you have heard the story is true but no one knows but Ichabod_Craneafter leaving sleepy hollow which is is now tarrytown new york. moved and started a family but he did not keep the same name but everytime the horseman comes back he looks for the head of a cran. because its been so long since he's seen ichabod. now people can say what ever they want about the story being fictonal all they want but my great grandmother told me that we are related to ichabod cran and he changed are names over i will always tell this storey to my kids to let them know about are history of a ledgend.
the true story is that it is true and she is real beware
i believe that a myth is a not true story and a legend is a belief beleived to be true.
No. A legend is a story that is believed to of happened. It could possibly be true, but most of the time legends are exaggerated as they are passed down from generation to generation.
An urban legend is a fake, made up story. Not true.
A legend is an old story that is not always proven to be true. History is true information that definitely happened.
A legend is a narrative that people tell as a true story. Sometimes the details are difficult to confirm, but usually the story names people and identifies locations.
A legend or myth