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Western Dragon Lore / 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 dragon's heart
will give the consumer the power of understanding birds, eating the dragon's
tongue enables the person to win any argument, and rubbing the dragon's 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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