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In J.R.R. Tolkien’s translation of the Elder Edda, it is said of the dragon, Fafnir:

Men sing of serpents
ceaseless guarding
gold and silver
greedy-hearted;
but fell Fafnir
folk all name him
of dragons direst,
dreaming evil.
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2021-03-10

This is the kind of I struggle with because it is clear that the dark griffin is pursuing the unicorn and rider in a bad way, but I just want to be his friend.

by Hope Ann

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2021-03-10

The continues as the boy grows & works. He is favored by the King. The jealous Queen forces the boy into deadly tasks. With help from a fairy-bird the boy conquers a sorceress & a dragon. Ultimately killing the Queen, who was blood-tied to the dragon.

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2021-03-09

Lévi-Strauss once said that “animals are good to think with” -they stick in our consciousness. Perrault’s Puss in Boots, that elegant, Gallic feline, offered poor children fairy-tale paths to flee poverty: via savoir-faire, sartorial agency, & cunning. 😉📚

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Dragons in times were described as the largest of serpents, & akin to the Devil. 🐍 Wicked & cunning, were particularly associated with adultery. 🐉

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Medieval in for
🐉 Red and green dragon both from Liber Floridus, 1460

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The in for
🦄 "Unicorn" Maerten de Vos, 1572
🦄 "The Unicorn in Captivity" Artist Unknown,1495–1505

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UNICORN TAXONOMY. Five species of were identified in 1694 by Pierre Pomet. The PIRASSOIPI has TWO HORNS (as large as a mule & hairy as a bear); Histoire générale des Drogues, traitant des plantes, des animaux et des mineraux (Paris, 1694)

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St George & the dragon
Legend says there was a dragon demanding a tribute of human sacrifices from a city. One day it was the turn of the King' s daughter. St George was passing by and he heard about this, so he went to the dragon' s lair and slayed it.

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2021-03-09

1733 in Renwick, a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church. A local man, John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch, although some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night.
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2021-03-09

In Greek is cursed by Hera, wife of her lover Zeus. In form, the says she slithers under the cover of night, searching for children to devour, & stalking by light of day, unwitting young men to seduce.
🎨JWWaterhouse

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2021-03-09

is a fairy collected by In medieval griffins mate 4 life, if one partner dies, then the other will live the rest of its life alone. They’ve a special significance 4 me but that’s another story.
🎨C Tiuri M Sokolowska

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2021-03-09


The magical birds were given to Drudwas ap Tryffin by his wife & obeyed only him. He was killed by his own birds after ordering them to kill the first arrival at a battle - his opponent was delayed & he arrived first ...

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2021-03-09


UNICORN🇯🇵
From Japanese lore, we find two types of unicorns, Sin-You and Kirin. Kirin is a kind creature, and Sin-You has the power to detect those who lie, if it found someone guilty, would kill them by impaling it's horn to the person's heart..

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2021-03-09

'Martin the Dragon' written by Austrian writer Helmut Zenger in 1977 and illustrated by Vitalii Samoilov in 1980. I love how the fantastical creatures invade Austrian everyday life!

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2021-03-09

"Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Who is the fairest of them all?"
The wicked Queen from the "Snow White" tale, by Alice Helena Watson (1896 – 1984, British)

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2021-03-03


Welsh sorceress was hardly a model mother .... persistently trying to "cure" her son of his "ugliness" through her potions & putting her baby in a leather bag & throwing him into the sea (luckily he survived) ....

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2021-03-03