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  2. Representation of animals in Western medieval art - Wikipedia

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    The medieval dragon is depicted as an evil, hideous monster always associated with evil. In Latin, draco means both dragon and serpent; the dragon is linked to the serpent and in particular to the tempter of Genesis, who drove Adam and Eve to taste the forbidden fruit. [5] Medieval encyclopedias therefore classify it as a serpent. [6]

  3. European dragon - Wikipedia

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    The European dragon is a legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.. The Roman poet Virgil in his poem Culex lines 163–201, [1] describing a shepherd battling a big constricting snake, calls it "serpens" and also "draco", showing that in his time the two words probably could mean the same thing.

  4. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    Dragons were personified as a caring mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Much like the Chinese Dragon, The Vietnamese Dragon is a water deity responsible for bringing rain during times of drought. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser dragons have only 4 claws. Con rit is a water dragon from Vietnamese mythology.

  5. Germanic dragon - Wikipedia

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    Urnes-style runestone U 887, Skillsta, Sweden, showing a runic dragon and a bipedal winged dragon.. Worms, wurms or wyrms (Old English: wyrm, Old Norse: ormʀ, Old High German: wurm), meaning serpent, are archaic terms for dragons (Old English: dracan, Old Norse: dreki, Old High German: trahho) in the wider Germanic mythology and folklore, in which they are often portrayed as large venomous ...

  6. Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France

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    Inherited from medieval rites, tradition has it that it is carried, and that it dances in the streets during processions or festivals. Its physiognomy and size are variable, and its name-giving varies according to the regions; among the Flemings, it is known by the name of reus, among the Picards it is called gayant.

  7. Dragon - Wikipedia

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    One medieval French legend holds that, in ancient times, a fearsome dragon known as La Gargouille had been causing floods and sinking ships on the river Seine, [163] so the people of the town of Rouen would offer the dragon a human sacrifice once each year to appease its hunger. [163]

  8. The Sims Social meets Dungeons & Dragons in Medieval Week - AOL

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    It looks like Playfish took the initiative to go all medieval on The Sims Social. The developer has officially declared this week Medieval Week in its hit social game. Now, players can play dress ...

  9. Pictish Beast - Wikipedia

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    The Pictish Beast (sometimes Pictish Dragon or Pictish Elephant) is an artistic representation of an animal, distinct to the early medieval culture of the Picts of Scotland. The great majority of surviving examples are on Pictish stones. The Pictish Beast accounts for about 40% of all Pictish animal depictions, and so was likely of great ...