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Topic: dragons- winged or not winged?
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Mrs. Boarman
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posted 04-04-2002 03:04 PM
  
We are designing a shield for our school mascot, a knight. We want to include a dragon. We are confused. Most clip art depicts a dragon with wings. We thought that only mythological dragons had wings. We know
dragons are not real, but did medieval dragons have wings?Sincerely,
Diane Boarman
Patapsco Middle School
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Gordon
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posted 04-04-2002 04:16 PM
Well, whether they are medieval or not they are mythological. Most of the Dragon stories I've heard of, they could fly, and in most representations they have wings, open or closed. I can't recall seeing a dragon without wings, other than those at Chinese festivals. Take a look at the Welsh Flags at http://www.castlewales.com/home.html ------------------
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Merlin
Senior Member
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posted 04-05-2002 05:17 AM
Both versions exist in medieval europe. Go to http://mitglied.lycos.de/dragonluck/heral/wap/wapvor001.htm for some weapons with mostly late-medieval origins. |
Peter
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posted 04-05-2002 01:54 PM
The term 'Serpent' was often applied to a dragon, but more so if they had no wings.
A MYTH !!!!!A must disagree here gentle Sir's. Dragons there be ... a term used by many ancient seafarers. No dobt the last thing they saw before sailing off the edge of the world. |
Gordon
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posted 04-05-2002 03:25 PM
Have you been watching Erik the Viking, Peter?------------------
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