Does anyone know anything about dragons?

Question

I'm a big dragon fan but I dont think I know enough about them. Can anyone tell me anything about them that most other people wouldnt know?

Answer 1

Here's a bit I've had for years.

There was a dragon that lived below the palace of the Kingdom of Assam in north east India.

In World War Two there was a single Flying Tiger aircraft stationed in Assam. The Plane was named Assam Dragon and that was its call sign.

There was a saying amongst Stillwell's troops. "It's my assam dragon and it just isn't going to go any farther."

Answer 2

Dragons myth has originated from China. Some farmers at the time did found some fossils looking like the actual western dragon but without wings, and not knowing that fossils were remains of long gone life, they were believing that such beast must be alive. The fossils in question were found in Guizhou province about 1800 years ago and today specie related to those dragons were either Keichousaurus hui or the bigger Nothosauridae (could reach 3 meters in lenght while the first one could reach 30cm only).
You can see some pictures of those on the net, you will see that they are pretty similar at the dragons we can see today!

Edit: Keichousaurus Hui in Chinese is called, Guizhou long, which mean dragon of Guizhou...

Answer 3

The dragon is a mythical creature typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile with magical or spiritual qualities. Mythological creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typically associated with dragons are common throughout the world's cultures.

Dragons are commonly portrayed as serpentine or reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing extremely large, typically scaly, bodies; they are sometimes portrayed as having large eyes, a feature that is the origin for the word for dragon in many cultures, and are often (but not always) portrayed with wings and a fiery breath. Some dragons do not have wings at all, but look more like long snakes. Dragons can have a variable number of legs: none, two, four, or more when it comes to early European literature. Modern depictions of dragons are very large in size, but some early European depictions of dragons were only the size of bears, or, in some cases, even smaller, around the size of a butterfly.

In medieval symbolism, dragons were often symbolic of apostasy and treachery, but also of anger and envy, and eventually symbolized great calamity. Several heads were symbolic of decadence and oppression, and also of heresy. They also served as symbols for independence, leadership and strength. Many dragons also represent wisdom; slaying a dragon not only gave access to its treasure hoard, but meant the hero had bested the most cunning of all creatures. In some cultures, especially Chinese, or around the Himalayas, dragons are considered to represent good luck. Dragons are depicted in medieval symbolism to be the size of a bear of smaller. Most dragons posses magical abilities. Dragons also represent envy, treachery, and anger.

In medieval symbolism, dragons were often symbolic of apostasy and treachery, but also of anger and envy, and eventually symbolized great calamity. Several heads were symbolic of decadence and oppression, and also of heresy. They also served as symbols for independence, leadership and strength. Many dragons also represent wisdom; slaying a dragon not only gave access to its treasure hoard, but meant the hero had bested the most cunning of all creatures. In some cultures, especially Chinese, or around the Himalayas, dragons are considered to represent good luck. Dragons are depicted in medieval symbolism to be the size of a bear of smaller. Most dragons posses magical abilities. Dragons also represent envy, treachery, and anger.

Answer 4

They're older than even legend describes them as,their
time here was brief and was more of an outpost.Their
immune systems are far more aggressive than ours.
Most are what we'd refer to as asian,that is long serpentine
spines,some of these have wings,some don't.The elder
dragons eveolved to pure spirit states long ago and these
still influence those sensitive to wider realities.

Answer 5

Dragons hate it when you wear armor! This is because after they breathe the fire on you the hot metal burns their tongue as they eat you and you become very difficult to swallow whole. In addition to this disappointment, the hot armor bakes you inside prematurely and you become too crisp before the dragon gets a chance to sink his teeth into what would otherwise be a nice chewy blood-oozing human body. Not to mention the hassle of having to pick shards of metal out of his teeth.

Answer 6

Read the book "Dancing with Dragons" by DJ Conway. You can find it in pretty much any bookshop. B&N is usually your best bet. It's usually kept with the "New Age" stuff.

Answer 7

they live in Darwins favorite place only ones i know of.

Answer 8

I used to have one as a pet. He ate my parents.

Answer 9

they don't really exist