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The '''lindworm''' (also called '''lindorm snake''', '''lindorm''' in Scandinavia and '''Lindwurm''' in Germany) is a large serpent-like dragon from European mythology and folklore. | The '''lindworm''' (also called '''lindorm snake''', '''lindorm''' in Scandinavia and '''Lindwurm''' in Germany) is a large serpent-like dragon from European mythology and folklore. | ||
[[Image:lindworm.jpg|thumb|right|A medieval lindworm]] | [[Image:lindworm.jpg|thumb|right|A medieval lindworm]] | ||
=Nature= | =Nature= | ||
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*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/tml/tml35.htm A retelling of Ragnar Lodbrok's story] from ''Teutonic Myth and Legend'' by Donald Mackenzie. | *[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/tml/tml35.htm A retelling of Ragnar Lodbrok's story] from ''Teutonic Myth and Legend'' by Donald Mackenzie. | ||
*[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/stgeorge3.html Saint George Legends from Germany and Poland] | *[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/stgeorge3.html Saint George Legends from Germany and Poland] | ||
*[http://runeberg.org/nfbp/0351.html Lindorm], an article from | *[http://runeberg.org/nfbp/0351.html Lindorm], an article from Nordisk Familjebok (1904-1926), a Swedish encyclopedia now in the Public Domain. | ||
*[http://mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=883 Lindormen], a ballad in Swedish published at the | *[http://mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=883 Lindormen], a ballad in Swedish published at the Mutopia project. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |