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In early depictions, as with dragons in other cultures, the distinction between Germanic dragons and regular snakes is blurred, with both being referred to as: "worm" (Old English: wyrm, Old Norse: ormʀ, ormr, Old High German: wurm), "snake" (Old English: snaca, Old Norse: snókr, snákr, Old High German: *snako), "adder" (Old English: nǣdre, Old Norse: naðr, Old High German: nātara), and ...
a Dragon like creature from French mythology, with a venomous bite, Guivre meaning wyvern or wyrm, or even serpent which the creatures name is derived from. Peluda La Velue, cover of a French pamphlet (1889) Also known as The Shaggy Beast, or La Velue, a legendary dragon from La Ferté-Bernard that shot deadly quills from its back. Germanic ...
The wyvern (/ ˈ w aɪ v ər n / WY-vərn, sometimes spelled wivern) is a type of mythical dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail. [ 4 ] The wyvern in its various forms is important in heraldry , frequently appearing as a mascot of schools and athletic teams (chiefly in the United States , United Kingdom , and Canada ).
According to the 19th-century English archaeologist Charles Boutell, a lindworm in heraldry is basically "a dragon without wings". [12] A different heraldic definition by German historian Maximilian Gritzner was "a dragon with four feet" instead of usual two, [13] so that depictions with - comparatively smaller - wings exist as well.
A guivre is a mythical creature similar to a dragon or a lindworm. In legend they were portrayed as serpentine creatures who possessed venomous breath and prowled the countryside of Medieval France. [1] The words "guivre" (wurm, wyvern [which is derived from it], [2] or
An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".
Concept-art done for Sintel, 3rd open-movie of the Blender Foundation. Artwork : David Revoy. This is a list of dragons in film and television.The dragons are organized by either film or television and further by whether the media is animation or live-action.
A portrait of the dragon – depicting it as a green wyvern – appeared on the wall of the main church of the village until the church was repaired and renovated in 1811. Supposedly it was removed because a rector considered it "heathenish." [2] [5] A reproduction of this painting of the dragon is displayed inside the church. [citation needed]