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2. White dragon - Wikipedia

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   A similar story of white and red dragons fighting is found in the medieval romance Lludd and Llefelys, although in this case the dragons are not used to symbolize Britons or Saxons. The battle between the two dragons is the second plague to strike the Island of Britain, as the White Dragon would strive to overcome the Red Dragon, making the Red ...

3. The dragon (Beowulf) - Wikipedia

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   Beowulf is the earliest surviving piece of Anglo-Saxon literature to feature a dragon, and it is possible that the poet had access to similar stories from Germanic legend. [3] Secular Germanic literature and the literature of Christian hagiography featured dragons and dragon fights. [4]

4. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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   Unnamed dragon defeated by Beowulf and Wiglaf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Longwitton dragon: Of Northumbrian legend. Worm hill dragon: 700 AD the Anglo-Saxons settled and called it "Wruenele" this translates as "Wruen" worm, reptile or dragon and "ele" hill.

5. English folklore - Wikipedia

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   The stories within English folklore often convey themes of justice, loyalty, bravery, and the supernatural, and often contain a moral imperative stemming from Christian values. [2] They frequently explore the relationship between humans and the natural world, as seen in the legends of the Green Man or Herne the Hunter , or the consequences of ...

6. Sigurd - Wikipedia

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   The Old English tradition of Sigemund (Sigmund) complicates things even more: in Beowulf Sigmund is said to have slain a dragon and won a hoard. This may be a minor variant of the Sigurd story, [139] or it is possible that the original dragon slayer was Sigmund, and the story was transferred from father to son. [140]

7. Grendel - Wikipedia

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   Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (700–1000 CE). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. He is referred to as both an eoten and a þyrs, types of beings from wider Germanic mythology.

8. Category:English legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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9. English mythology - Wikipedia

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   The original manuscript has no title, but the story it tells has become known by the name of its protagonist. Beowulf may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. [4] 9th century: