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- Sir Guy the Seeker apparently killed a dragon here, aided by a wizard. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]505 bytes (53 words) - 23:03, 7 June 2022
- ...d to be the resting place of a dragon, the hill evidently referring to the dragon's treasure. 55.0758, -2.1458~[[Gunnerton Dragon]]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~;438 bytes (51 words) - 15:12, 25 December 2012
- In 1405 a vast dragon appeared, with a crested head and saw like teeth. ...chester but their arrows merely bounced off the dragon's hide. However the Dragon upon being assaulted fled, never to be seen again.656 bytes (87 words) - 16:34, 25 December 2012
- Close by to Bromfield lived a rather antagonistic dragon, however in 1344 an Arab physician came by and killed it by using magic. ...Arab did not manage to get the dragon's treasure as Earl Warren got to the dragon's lair first.547 bytes (70 words) - 15:44, 25 December 2012
- Wyvill, a local hero, and his dog, killed a dragon here. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]370 bytes (40 words) - 15:21, 25 December 2012
- ...reputedly where a dragon lived. It is probably related to the tale of the dragon at [[Brinsop]]. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]484 bytes (60 words) - 15:47, 25 December 2012
- Old Ben was a fire-breathing dragon who dwelt on Putsham Hill. This dragon met with an unfortunate end.510 bytes (65 words) - 16:40, 25 December 2012
- A nearby hill was reputed to be the resting place for a dragon. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]403 bytes (44 words) - 16:02, 25 December 2012
- ...ragon's Cave and the occupant is rumoured to be the lair of the [[Wormhill|Dragon of Wormhill]]. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]532 bytes (71 words) - 15:36, 25 December 2012
- In Lakota mythology, '''Unhcegila''' is a dragon-like creature which was held responsible for mysterious deaths and inexpli [[Category:Dragon Names]]400 bytes (53 words) - 19:27, 28 November 2012
- There is a medieval mural of St George and the Dragon in the church (which dates from the 13th century). [[Category:Race: Dragon]]429 bytes (48 words) - 15:59, 25 December 2012
- ...also their fighting flag named ''dracone'' which is a flying, wolf-headed dragon. Zburator means "the flying thing". Sometimes it also means [[zmeu]], another dragon-like creature, but with more human-like aspects.492 bytes (65 words) - 11:06, 29 November 2012
- A fire-breathing dragon had been devastating the land nearby. ...ers decided to get rid of this blight and climbed up the hill on which the dragon was resting.679 bytes (95 words) - 16:40, 25 December 2012
- In a cave nearby lived a dragon which had devastated two pagos of land and any human who ventured into them When St Samson was in the area he heard of the dragon and walked right up to its cave.411 bytes (70 words) - 02:50, 25 December 2012
- ...e dragon's coils and the local church has a carving of St Margaret and the Dragon. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]508 bytes (70 words) - 15:37, 25 December 2012
- Duck's Pool Meadow was the home to a dragon who was eventually slain by a local knight, probably from Hereford. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]432 bytes (49 words) - 15:46, 25 December 2012
- ...Sussex dragonslayer. It also has an image of St Margaret being eaten by a dragon. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]449 bytes (53 words) - 16:14, 25 December 2012
- Originally called Castle Ratch, this was the home to a dragon which guarded a treasure still reputed to lie buried at the castle. [[Category:Dragon Names]]238 bytes (34 words) - 03:03, 25 December 2012
- '''O Goncho''' or '''O-gon-cho''', is a Japanese white dragon which lives in a deep pool, called Ukisima. Every fifty years the dragon changes into a golden bird. The cry of the bird is an omen of famine.408 bytes (61 words) - 16:49, 28 November 2012
- The Crowcombe Dragon had two heads and is depicted being speared by two naked men, on a backgrou [[Category:Dragon Names]]252 bytes (38 words) - 03:10, 25 December 2012
- Two Dragon statues, holding the arms of the City of London, are sited either side of t [[Category:Race: Dragon]]464 bytes (55 words) - 15:58, 25 December 2012
- The 'Azure Dragon' - 'Qing Long' (or 'Seiryuu' in Japanese) is one of the Four Symbols of the These Four Symbols were given human names after Daoism became popular.1 KB (191 words) - 19:35, 30 December 2012
- ...cious dragon which lived in the swamps of Bache Pool (or Dragon's Pool, or Dragon's Lake) at Moston. A lane was named Dragon's Lane to commemorate the event.751 bytes (110 words) - 15:26, 25 December 2012
- ...ck by brigands on the area, however the More family arms has borne a green dragon from before 1591. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]682 bytes (94 words) - 15:34, 25 December 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]394 bytes (43 words) - 15:51, 25 December 2012
- There are a lot of dragon tales associated with Norwich, and the city's dragon heritage is commemorated each year in the Lord Mayor's parade by the appear [[Category:Race: Dragon]]544 bytes (68 words) - 15:53, 25 December 2012
- At Wormstall Field was a dragon slain by a knight. Up until then it had devastated the surrounding populati It is possible that this story is a retelling of that of the dragon of [[Norton Fitzwarren]].405 bytes (65 words) - 03:04, 25 December 2012
- ...whilst the church was being rebuilt, the devil appeared riding on a green dragon. [[Category:Dragon Names]]295 bytes (44 words) - 03:06, 25 December 2012
- ...lesome beast. He made a dragon out of iron and set it in the nest when the dragon was away. On returning, the dragon became enraged and attempted to remove the impostor, whereupon a mechanism736 bytes (105 words) - 15:45, 25 December 2012
- A winged dragon made its lair in an old tin mine here. The dragon’s hissing was said to be audible for miles around.603 bytes (81 words) - 01:06, 27 December 2012
- A small dragon lived here which was killed by a shepherd, named Armroyd, wielding nothing [[Category:Race: Dragon]]526 bytes (65 words) - 15:24, 25 December 2012
- ...September 1449 a black Suffolk Dragon from Kedington Hill, and a red Essex Dragon (actually black with crimson mottling on its scales) from Ballingdon Hill f After an hour the Essex Dragon triumphed, but both returned home to their admirers.712 bytes (95 words) - 16:22, 25 December 2012
- It was here that St Carantoc (a Celtic saint) dragged a dragon out of the marsh and brought it before King Arthur in Caer Llion. Eventually, he ordered the dragon to leave and never come back, which it promptly did.523 bytes (69 words) - 10:26, 10 August 2022
- ...rausta''' (also called pyrallis, pyragones) is a mythological insect-sized dragon from Cyprus. Pyrausta resembles a four-legged insect with filmy wings and a dragon's head. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died if it went away fro655 bytes (86 words) - 02:03, 3 December 2012
- ...rse which is carved in the turf of the chalk downs, is a small hill called Dragon Hill. ...he place that St George slew the dragon and it is also said that where the dragon's blood spilled no grass will grow.743 bytes (117 words) - 14:44, 25 December 2012
- A nine foot long dragon with a ring of white scales around its neck was encountered here in 1614. I [[Category:Race: Dragon]]551 bytes (69 words) - 16:07, 25 December 2012
- There is a lane near Bisterne Close called Dragon Lane. This was named after the Bisterne Dragon which lived in the earthworks of Burley Beacon.690 bytes (98 words) - 03:20, 25 December 2012
- It is reputed that an enormous dragon once dwelt by the well terrorizing the villagers. ...ero of the Latimer family who killed a dragon and the Latimers have born a dragon on their coat of arms ever since.662 bytes (97 words) - 15:17, 25 December 2012
- A worm type of dragon was supposed to live at the bottom of a whirlpool in the River Taff. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]487 bytes (64 words) - 00:53, 27 December 2012
- This is the place that Bishop Jocelyn drove off a dragon which had been terrorising the neighbourhood. ...picting what appears to be a peasant thrusting a staff into the mouth of a dragon, which could be a representation of the incident.583 bytes (77 words) - 03:17, 25 December 2012
- ...ythology '''Zirnitra''', or '''Zir''' or '''Rosvodiz''', is a black Slavic dragon and the god of sorcery. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]517 bytes (69 words) - 11:35, 29 November 2012
- A flying dragon once lived in the nearby well, called Serpent's Well. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]544 bytes (71 words) - 15:25, 25 December 2012
- ...a soothsayer prophecized that the heir to the manor would be killed by the dragon, so the lord of the manor sent the boy away to England. ...on it fought it until it was exhausted. At that point the youth killed the dragon and it was buried in the pit.1 KB (168 words) - 15:39, 25 December 2012
- At the start of the fifteenth century a dragon appeared at a ford on the River Stour. ...n by Sir George Marney using his lance. Perhaps this is what became of the dragon who fled from the archers at nearby [[Bures]].672 bytes (93 words) - 16:33, 25 December 2012
- ...er of serpents, and one day St Leonard set forth into the forest, slew the dragon, and expelled all the serpents. ...mbered today in the south west of the forest where there is a place called Dragon's Green, though the forest has shrunk a lot since those days.789 bytes (116 words) - 16:09, 25 December 2012
- '''Druk''' is a Thunder Dragon in Bhutanese mythology. ...as 'The Kingdom of Druk'. The Bhutanese leaders are known as Druk Gyalpo - Dragon Kings.656 bytes (96 words) - 20:15, 18 November 2019
- ...Legend of Sir Guy in Thomas Percy's Reliques, the Earl of Warwick killed a dragon which had been terrorizing both man and beast. However every time Guy wounded the dragon it would put its tail down one of the three wells at Longwitton Hall and re767 bytes (110 words) - 14:47, 25 December 2012
- The '''Tarasca''' is a mythical Spanish dragon. The Tarasca is usually depicted as a typical dragon with wings and claws, and may have originated with the [[Tarasque]] in Fran647 bytes (94 words) - 17:46, 28 November 2012
- The [[Dragon of Wyrmiston]] used to live on a hill nearby to Linton and plagued the surr He them rammed the wheel down the throat of the dragon, killing it.459 bytes (77 words) - 02:51, 25 December 2012
- The Dragon of Wyrmiston used to live on a hill nearby to [[Linton]] and plagued the su He them rammed the wheel down the throat of the dragon, killing it.457 bytes (77 words) - 02:55, 25 December 2012
- In a nest in Haugh Wood there lived the Mordiford Dragon. When it got hungry it used to venture out along Serpent Lane in the search On approaching the dragon, he jumped into a cider barrel which had been covered in steel spikes.802 bytes (119 words) - 15:48, 25 December 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]456 bytes (53 words) - 16:20, 25 December 2012
- A dragon called Blue Ben resided here and was supposedly the steed of the devil. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]571 bytes (76 words) - 02:10, 27 December 2012
- A savage fire-breathing dragon terrorized this area until a champion came forth to tackle it. The hero rolled a boulder up a hill opposite to the dragon’s lair and shouted out to the monster.741 bytes (105 words) - 20:01, 25 December 2012
- ...shén lóng, literally "spirit dragon", Japanese: 神竜 Shinryū) is a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology that controls wind and rain. [[Category:Dragon Names]]753 bytes (103 words) - 18:46, 28 November 2012
- ==Names== *The best known Chuvash dragon is '''Veri Çelen''' (Chuvash: Вěри Çěлен; i.e., "fire snake") (V2 KB (291 words) - 14:08, 9 August 2022
- In order to kill a troublesome dragon which dwelt in the River Rye, Peter Loschy had a suit of armour made studde ...Dragon of Loschy Hill|Loschy Hill]] (near East Newton) thus preventing the dragon from reassembling itself.1 KB (163 words) - 15:22, 25 December 2012
- '''Machecroute''' is a water dragon that was haunting the river Saône in France. [[Category:Dragon Names]]440 bytes (68 words) - 15:38, 28 November 2012
- The bones were left piled up in Norton Camp and from these a dragon grew. The story of the Dragon of Norton Camp is illustrated in the lowest frieze of the rood screen in th592 bytes (98 words) - 03:05, 25 December 2012
- This parish was blighted with a dragon who dwelt in a burrow, only venturing out at night. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]593 bytes (81 words) - 15:52, 25 December 2012
- ...e summer, and diseases throughout the year. He also created Azhi Dahaka, a dragon who could bring ruin to the Earth. Azhi Dahaka created the planets against ..., Mithra battled and won against Ahriman. It is also said that Ahriman had dragon minions.914 bytes (144 words) - 00:11, 3 December 2012
- In 1699 a strange dragon was seen in a field close to the village. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]604 bytes (82 words) - 16:21, 25 December 2012
- ...Falak. Falak as a name connects with this serpent and persons having such names are held to possess such related qualities either constructive or destructi [[Category:Dragon Names]]965 bytes (150 words) - 15:54, 28 November 2012
- Over the centuries a dragon is said to have grown from the corruption of the rotting bodies (this spont The dragon took up residence in an Iron Age hill fort and preyed on the populace until1,006 bytes (146 words) - 00:49, 27 December 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]609 bytes (77 words) - 11:45, 27 December 2012
- In a parallel to the legend of St George, the dragon which dwelt in Knuckler Hole near the churchyard of Lyminster only ate maid It was not long before a knight did indeed kill the dragon.778 bytes (111 words) - 16:10, 25 December 2012
- The '''green dragon of Mordiford ''' is a beast that terrorized the area around Mordiford, Here The dragon was described as a wyvern of green color.1 KB (186 words) - 06:15, 19 November 2012
- ...like the White Horse at Uffington, this figure was beaked and resembled a dragon more than a horse. [[Category:Dragon Names]]589 bytes (78 words) - 03:21, 25 December 2012
- '''Theli''' (or '''ThLi, Thele, Teli, TLI, Tali''') is the name of the great dragon according to the ''Sefer Yetzirah''. It is said to hold its tail in its mou [[Category:Dragon Names]]692 bytes (101 words) - 19:13, 28 November 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]581 bytes (79 words) - 14:55, 25 December 2012
- 55.135666, -4.162445~[[Dalry Dragon]]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~; [[Category:Race: Dragon]]759 bytes (107 words) - 20:07, 25 December 2012
- A formidable dragon took up residence on a local hill called Sexhowe, not far from the village. ...ar it fell down dead. Eventually, a passing knight came forth to fight the dragon, and after a vicious struggle he killed it and departed without asking for913 bytes (137 words) - 15:14, 25 December 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]612 bytes (84 words) - 15:10, 25 December 2012
- '''Tannin''' is the name of a demon or dragon in Jewish mythology. Tannin is represented as a dragon or a serpent.987 bytes (143 words) - 18:23, 28 November 2012
- '''Evren''' is a dragon in Turkic mythology. The Turkish dragon secretes flames from its tail, and there is no mention in any legends of it749 bytes (110 words) - 01:09, 1 December 2012
- '''Pi-hsi''' (also called a tien-xia or ba-xia) is a chimeric dragon and the Lord of the Rivers in Chinese mythology. Pi-hsi has the shell of an armored tortoise and the feet, tail, and head of a dragon. It is believed to be endowed with supernatural strength.905 bytes (147 words) - 17:56, 28 November 2012
- The dragon eventually got so unbearable that the local King offered an estate to whoev [[Category:Dragon Names]]646 bytes (87 words) - 15:49, 25 December 2012
- When the church was being built, the devil appeared riding a green dragon and started to hurl rocks at the church. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]768 bytes (109 words) - 23:12, 26 December 2012
- According to legend, Saint Petroc tamed a dragon at Padstow by placing a girdle about its neck. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]852 bytes (126 words) - 01:09, 27 December 2012
- Azazel is described as a dragon and also as a goat-like demon in the 'Apocalypse of Abraham.' [[Category:Race: Dragon]]832 bytes (124 words) - 19:39, 30 December 2012
- ..., Yellow Dragon, Japanese:Kōryū or Ōryū, Korean:Hwang-Ryong) is a hornless dragon who once emerged from the River Luo and presented the legendary Emperor Fu ...ng Long is often forgotten. However, some consider the Ouryu (Ōryū, yellow dragon) as the Japanese counterpart of Huang Long since they share some similariti2 KB (253 words) - 01:58, 3 December 2012
- The dragon Abraxas originated in Persian mythology however the name has been taken up ...'s body with the head of a cockerel (sometimes two such heads). He has two dragon's feet and carries a whip in his human hands.1 KB (186 words) - 09:55, 17 May 2019
- '''Lotan''' or '''Lawtan''' is the seven-headed sea serpent or dragon slain by Baal in the Syro-Palestinian myth. [[Category:Dragon Names]]631 bytes (99 words) - 14:23, 28 November 2012
- ...e man. The wise man told the outlaw that he would die from the bite of the dragon, die from cutting his own throat, and then die from drowning. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]875 bytes (131 words) - 15:40, 25 December 2012
- ...s reputed to be stored a mass of treasure that is guarded by the Killerton Dragon. Every night the Dragon is reputed to fly North-West across the valley of the River Exe to the near1 KB (178 words) - 03:18, 25 December 2012
- In Chinese mythology, the four '''Dragon Kings''' (龍王; pinyin: Lóng Wáng) are the divine rulers of the four se ...forms as dragons, they have the ability to shapeshift into human form. The Dragon Kings live in crystal palaces, guarded by shrimp soldiers and crab generals2 KB (315 words) - 14:48, 19 November 2019
- '''The Longwitton dragon''' used to haunt the surroundings of Longwitton in Northumberland (UK). ...the wells. Then one day a young knight in search of adventure heard of the dragon and rode into Longwitton intent on killing the beast.2 KB (364 words) - 15:34, 28 November 2012
- An [[Afanc]] is a Welsh water dragon and this creature terrorised the locals living around Llyn Barfog. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]885 bytes (130 words) - 15:31, 27 December 2012
- '''Zmajeviti''' are men-dragon hybrids that combat storms in the folklore of Bulgaria. ...of his body and flies up to the clouds to fight with the Ala, just like a dragon would do.1 KB (179 words) - 11:38, 29 November 2012
- ...il of the Woods". It is an evil female spirit that manifests as a snake or dragon. Ajatar is said to be the mother of the devil. She spreads disease and pest ...o]] or [[Äijattar]]. She is in some ways similar to Babylonian [[Tiamat]], dragon mother of the gods and goddesses.934 bytes (140 words) - 01:48, 19 November 2012
- ...rom which 100 children were born and so the story of 100 Vietnamese family names came from. One day Lac Long Quan told Au Co: “I am descended from dragons [[Category:Dragon Names]]942 bytes (160 words) - 15:51, 28 November 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]782 bytes (110 words) - 01:01, 27 December 2012
- ...the moon. Sadly for Alklha, the moon and the sun were far too hot for the dragon, so he would have to regurgitate them. If there was ever a "bite" in the su [[Category:Race: Dragon]]1 KB (188 words) - 20:26, 21 December 2012
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- '''Balaur''' is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a dragon. [[Category:Dragon Names]]777 bytes (111 words) - 15:47, 28 November 2012
- There is also a fire breathing dragon legend associated with Helston. [[Category:Race: Dragon]]1 KB (158 words) - 18:21, 27 December 2012
- ...(born 5 March 1133 – died 6 July 1189) reigned from 25 October 1154, this dragon would therefore date from around 1170 – 1171. ...scriptive terms as Sir Richard Baker. 'Before Henry the second dyed, ... a Dragon of marvellous bigness was discovered at St. Osyph in Essex.'2 KB (253 words) - 19:48, 25 December 2012
- In Egyptian mythology, Apophis/Apep was the serpent-like dragon, most often depicted as a hooded cobra, that daily attempts to catch and de ...hat was evil, Apep was seen as a giant snake/serpent, or occasionally as a dragon in later years, leading to such titles as Serpent from the Nile and Evil Li1 KB (212 words) - 23:05, 22 December 2012
- [[Category:Race: Dragon]] [[Category:Dragon Names]]909 bytes (131 words) - 02:03, 27 December 2012
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