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[[Image:wyvern bestiary.jpg|thumb|Wyvern found in a medieval bestiary]] | [[Image:wyvern bestiary.jpg|thumb|Wyvern found in a medieval bestiary]] | ||
A '''wyvern''' (or wivern) is a legendary two-legged | A '''wyvern''' (or wivern) is a legendary two-legged dragon often found in medieval heraldry. | ||
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==Symbol== | ==Symbol== | ||
In the | In the bestiaries of the Middle Ages, the wyvern was used as an allegory of Satan and was associated with war, pestilence and sin. In medieval alchemy, the wyvern was used to represent matter in its basest of state. The alchemist himself was depicted as the worthy knight overcoming the beast -- that is, transforming it into gold. | ||
[[Image:wyvern alchemy.jpg|thumb|Georges Ripley XVth]] | [[Image:wyvern alchemy.jpg|thumb|Georges Ripley XVth]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Pennick, Nigel (1997). Dragons of the West. Capall Bann Publishing | *Pennick, Nigel (1997). Dragons of the West. Capall Bann Publishing | ||
*Friar, Stephen (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A & C Black, p 380. ISBN 0906670446. | *Friar, Stephen (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A & C Black, p 380. ISBN 0906670446. | ||
*Flags of the World: Wessex, England http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-wessx.html | *Flags of the World: Wessex, England http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-wessx.html | ||
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[[Category:Dragons]] | [[Category:Dragons]] | ||
[[Category:Race: Winged | [[Category:Race: Winged Dragon]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Names]] | [[Category:Dragon Names]] | ||
[[Category:Continent: Europe]] | [[Category:Continent: Europe]] | ||
[[Category:Race: Dragon]] | [[Category:Race: Dragon]] | ||
