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A wyvern is the logo of LLVM, the compiler infrastructure project. A wyvern is the logo of the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt. A wyvern is the emblem of East London Rugby Football Club. Wyvern is the a nickname of a fictional aircraft in the Ace Combat series: the X-02 Wyvern. A wyvern is the emblem of Old Wesley R.F.C.
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 serpent) and "givre" are spelling variations of the more common word "vouivre".
Pages in category "Medieval European legendary creatures" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. ... Wyvern; Y. Yale (mythical creature)
Guivres from Medieval France; Graoully of Metz, symbol of Christianization over paganism. Tarasque: A fearsome legendary dragon-like mythological hybrid from Provence, tamed by Saint Martha. Guivre: a Dragon like creature from French mythology, with a venomous bite, Guivre meaning wyvern or wyrm, or even serpent which the creatures name is ...
A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon, wyvern, or serpent-like creature with a rooster's head. Described by Laurence Breiner as "an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans", it was featured prominently in English thought and myth for centuries. They are created by a chicken egg hatched by a toad or snake.
15th-century misericord depicting a Wyvern. Medieval tiles at Great Malvern Priory. The twenty-two 15th century misericords and twelve 19th-century misericords are divided into three subsets: a modern set that do not seem to follow a pattern, depictions of mythical beasts and representations of the Labours of the Months. It appears that some of ...
In the folklore of Northumbria, the Sockburn Worm was a ferocious wyvern that laid waste to the village of Sockburn in Durham. It was said that the beast was finally slain by John Conyers. The tale is said to be the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky which he wrote while in Croft-on-Tees and Whitburn. [1]
Sea-Wyvern – Fish-tailed wyvern; Seko – Water spirit which can be heard making merry at night; Selkie (Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish) – Human-seal shapeshifter; Senpoku-Kanpoku – Human-faced frog which guides newly deceased souls to the graveyard; Seps (Medieval Bestiaries) – Snake with corrosive venom