legends

there is one thing that puzzles me about all the ancient legends surrounding britain - are they really peculiar to the british isles or does every country have something similar

for instance i know the legend about joseph of arimathea bringing the holy grail to britain is not exclusive - there is at least one place in the south of france that claims it was there he sailed to not britain

but what about the survivors of troy? it is said in this country that they landed in britain led by brutus and that he captured two giants, who were brothers, gog and magog, and they guarded the gates of his palace (i think! will have to check that is what they were guarding) in london ...... there are still effigies to the giants there now ...... well i say still, the original ones were destroyed in ww2 but replacements stand in their place now to guard over london

anyway am bored of typing now lol