Allegend/Allegewi oral tradition attributes Ohio Valley mounds to giant civilization. According to Lenni Lenape oral traditions, the Allegend (Allegewi) were a civilization of giants inhabiting the Ohio River Valley who built the mounds The Lenape describe a migration from the west across the Mississippi River, where they encountered the Allegend giants who initially allowed passage but later went on the offensive The Lenape allied with the Iroquois (who were subjugated by the Allegend) to defeat the giants, whose survivors fled down the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Lenni Lenape oral traditions describe the Allegend (Allegewi) as giants who built the Ohio Valley mounds. The Lenape say they migrated from the west and allied with the subjugated Iroquois to defeat the giants, whose survivors fled downriver. The Allegend were called 'snake people,' possibly linking them to Serpent Mound 🐍
Key Facts
- According to Lenni Lenape oral traditions, the Allegend (Allegewi) were a civilization of giants inhabiting the Ohio River Valley who built the mounds
- The Lenape describe a migration from the west across the Mississippi River, where they encountered the Allegend giants who initially allowed passage but later went on the offensive
- The Lenape allied with the Iroquois (who were subjugated by the Allegend) to defeat the giants, whose survivors fled down the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
- Allegheny County and the Allegheny River may derive their names from this legendary race of giants
- The speaker questions whether Alligator Mound in Ohio was originally called "Allegend Mound" before the name was corrupted
- The Allegend were also known as the "snake people," connecting them to the Serpent Mound earthwork in Ohio
Related site: Great Serpent Mound — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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