The Legend of the Dragon Descendants

The Descendants of the Dragon and the Fairy, as recorded in the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư by Ngô Sĩ Liên and other historians, affirm that Lạc Long Quân, whose given name was Sùng Lãm, was the son of Kinh Dương Vương. He married Âu Cơ, the daughter of Đế Lai, and together they founded the Bách Việt lineage.

The Legend of Saint Gióng

Once upon a time, during the reign of the sixth Hùng King, there was an elderly couple in the village of Gióng. They were known for their hard work and kindness. Despite their old age, they were childless and yearned for a child to bring comfort in their later years. One day, the wife went to the field and saw a giant footprint. Out of curiosity, she placed her foot in the footprint to compare. Unexpectedly, when she returned home, she became pregnant. Twelve months later, she gave birth to a handsome, bright-eyed baby boy. The couple was overjoyed, but strangely, by the time the boy was three, he still couldn’t walk, talk, or smile, and lay wherever he was placed.