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    Dragons, or worms, are present in Germanic mythology and wider folklore, where they are often portrayed as large venomous serpents. Especially in later...
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    Germanic folklore, the lindworm is a legendary creature that resembles a wingless dragon or serpent. The most famous lindworm in Norse and Germanic mythology...
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  • lists of dragons. List of dragons in mythology and folklore Dragons in Greek mythology Germanic dragon Slavic dragon European dragon Chinese dragon Japanese...
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  • Proto-Germanic paganism was the beliefs of the speakers of Proto-Germanic and includes topics such as the Germanic mythology, legendry, and folk beliefs...
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    Lindworm (category European dragons)
    The lindworm (worm meaning snake, see germanic dragon), also spelled lindwyrm or lindwurm, is a mythical creature in Northern, Western and Central European...
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  • the free dictionary. Wyrm may refer to: Germanic dragon, a creature from which the modern word originated Dragon Sea serpent Wyrms (comics), a six-issue...
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    Germanic paganism or Germanic religion refers to the traditional, culturally significant religion of the Germanic peoples. With a chronological range...
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  • Esgaroth. Tolkien's dragons were inspired by medieval stories, including those about Fafnir in Germanic mythology and the Beowulf dragon. The folklorist Sandra...
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    Scottish) – Monster with half a body Fafnir (Germanic mythology) – Dwarf who was cursed and turned into a dragon. He was later slain by Sigurd in the Saga...
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    common to Germanic tradition, the Beowulf poet was the first to combine features and present a distinctive fire-breathing dragon. The Beowulf dragon was adapted...
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    Continental Germanic mythology. It was a key element of Germanic paganism. As the Germanic languages developed from Proto-Indo-European language, Germanic mythology...
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  • list of dragons in mythology and folklore. This is a list of European dragons. Azazel from the Abrahamic religions, is described as a dragon in the Apocalypse...
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    Jörmungandr (category Germanic mythology)
    4to Thor and Jörmungandr by Lorenz Frølich Apep Bakunawa European dragon Germanic dragon Horned Serpent Lernaean Hydra Leviathan Makara (Hindu mythology)...
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    Odin (redirect from Germanic Mercury)
    Odin (/ˈoʊdɪn/; from Old Norse: Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him...
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    (Assyrian) – Winged demon Limnades (Greek) – Lake nymph Lindworm (Germanic) – Dragon Ljósálfar (Norse) – Sunlight spirits; the Light Elves Ljubi (Albanian)...
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  • Look up ormr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ormr may refer to: Germanic dragon, a being often referred to in Old Norse as an "ormr" Bloom Image Editor...
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    A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through...
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    Germanic heroic legend (German: germanische Heldensage) is the heroic literary tradition of the Germanic-speaking peoples, most of which originates or...
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    Fáfnir (category European dragons)
    In Germanic heroic legend and folklore, Fáfnir is a worm or dragon slain by a member of the Völsung family, typically Sigurð. In Nordic mythology, he...
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    (Middle High German: Sîvrit) is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon—known in some Old Norse sources as Fáfnir—and who was...
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  • Look up draca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Draca may refer to: Germanic dragon Drača, a village in Serbia This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    18/17 BC–AD 21) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg...
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    A dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however...
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    in Germanic paganism and Germanic mythology, both as individuals (sacred trees) and in groups (sacred groves). The central role of trees in Germanic religion...
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    of the triangle together. According to Rudolf Koch, the Dragon's Eye is an ancient Germanic symbol. According to Carl G. Liungman's Dictionary of Symbols...
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  • Edgar C. (1986). "The Background of Germanic Cosmogonic Myths". In Brogyanyi, Bela; Krömmelbein, Thomas (eds.). Germanic Dialects: Linguistic and Philological...
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  • The early Germanic calendars were the regional calendars used among the early Germanic peoples before they adopted the Julian calendar in the Early Middle...
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  • How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album composed by John Powell for the film of the same name and released by Varèse...
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    Nixie (folklore) (category Articles containing Proto-Germanic-language text)
    shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore. Under a variety of names, they are common to the stories of all Germanic peoples, although they...
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    Nāga (redirect from Mekong Dragon)
    generically to mean "snake". The word is cognate with English 'snake', Germanic: *snēk-a-, Proto-IE: *(s)nēg-o- (with s-mobile). Alternatively, an Indo-European...
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