Payback-Time--History’s-Most-Intriguing-Vengeance-Stories

Payback Time- History’s Most Intriguing Vengeance Stories

In all the mythologies that we know exist in this world, there have been intriguing stories in them. We believe that all of them are true, only the way of narration is different.

So, in this article, we have listed some of the History’s Most Intriguing Vengeance Stories that we trust you will love to know about.

1. Orestes and the Furies

This is s story from the Greek mythology, in which the character Orestes takes revenge of his dad’s murder. Orestes’ dad was killed by his mother and mother’s lover Aegisthus.

2. The Tale of the Nemean Lion

In this story, Hercules revenges the lion that was terrorizing some region on the planet Earth. Hercules slayed that lion and we can also see this story in the movie Hercules in which Dwayne Johnson played the role of Hercules.

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3. The Saga of Sigurd and Brynhild

This story belongs to the norse mythology. In this story, the main hero is Sigurd who revenges a group of people who harmed his beloved Brynhild. When Sigurd did that, it lead to a chain of events that were all about betrayals and chaos.

4. The Downfall of Bali

In the epic Ramayana, we can find a story of vengeance in which Lord Ram helped Sugriv to dethrone Bali. Bali was the elder brother of Sugriv and he did very wrongful things to him. When Sugriv told Lord Ram about what chaotic events happened to him, Lord agreed to help Sugriv. He then killed Bali with a bow and arrow and appointed Sugriv as the new king in place of Bali.

5. The Revenge of the Spanish Inquisition

This story is about 15th and 16th century in which the Spanish took revenge against the jews and muslims in Spain. They targeted those jews and muslims who said that they have converted to Christianity but they secretly following their original religion.

6. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

There was a long political conflict going on between England and Scotland which we assume dated during the 16th century. So, in the year 1587, Elizabeth I finally executed Mary, who was the Queen of Scotland. The reason why they were both fighting because Mary was claiming the throne of England and that pissed off Elizabeth I. Also, there was some personal issues between the both, so Elizabeth I revenged Mary in the name of political issues.

7. The Execution of Louis XVI

This story dates back to the French Revolution in which guillotine executed King Louis XVI because of the ongoing monarch tensions between those two parties.

Conclusion

When it comes to revenge, there are endless stories that we can find in the ancient history, mythologies and medieval period. Revenge is something that we can find in every human. They just need an opportunity to fulfill their revenge and that is the reason why we can find so many stories worldwide. Whether they are gods or humans, everyone has some or the other enemy that they want to revenge by taking their life.

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