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Western Dragon FolkLore / Dragon Symbolism
When most people think "Dragon" they most likely
think of the Western dragon. Western dragons are usually portrayed as evil,
mean, and bloodthirsty. They were also known to have huge hoards of gold
and jewels hidden in their lairs. The most famous dragons are portrayed
as Western-type dragons: St. George and the Dragon, Beowulf and the Dragon,
and Draco in the movie DragonHeart.
Some stories have the western dragon as the Devil in Christianity. Other
stories in legend say that eating a dragons' heart will give the consumer
the power of understanding birds, eating the dragons' tongue enables the
person to win any argument, and rubbing the dragons' blood on skin will
protect against stab wounds. Another myth references Vlad Drakul to mean
Son of the Dragon, or Devil. The end of the dragon came with Christianity,
and knights that were eager to prove their faith. The knights quickly discovered
that dragon-hunting was very profitable, and soon most the dragons in the
world were destroyed in a very short time. Vikings
had dragon figureheads on the prow of their ships. The dragons on the ships
were believed to endow keen site and cunning to the Viking
warriors. Today the Welsh flag still has a red dragon on a green/white background,
and the red dragon is their national symbol.
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