This page is just for posts and information I have discovered about Dragons all over the internet. Enjoy!
The Welsh Flag
Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh for the red dragon) appears on the national Flag of Wales and is the most famous dragon in Britain.
In the Mabinogion story Lludd and Llefelys, the red dragon fights with an invading white dragon. His pained shrieks cause women to miscarry and animals and plants to become barren. Lludd, king of Britain, goes to his wise brother Llefelys in France. Llefelys tells him to dig a pit in the centre of Britain, fill it with mead, and cover it with cloth. Lludd does this, and the dragons drink the mead and fall asleep. Lludd imprisons them, still wrapped in their cloth, in Dinas Emrys in Snowdonia.
The tale is taken up by Nennius in the Historia Britonum. The dragons remain at Dinas Emrys for centuries until King Vortigern tries to build a castle there. Every night the castle walls and foundations are demolished by unseen forces. Vortigern consults his advisers, who tell him to find a boy with no natural father, and sacrifice him. Vortigern finds such a boy (who is later, in some tellings, to become Merlin) who is supposed to be the son of a demon. On hearing that he is to be put to death to solve the demolishing of the walls, the boy dismisses the knowledge of the advisors. The boy tells the king of the two dragons. Vortigern excavates the hill, freeing the dragons. They continue their fight and the red dragon finally defeats the white dragon. The boy tells Vortigern that the white dragon symbolises the Saxons and that the red dragon symbolises the people of Vortigern. If Vortigern is accepted to have lived in the fifth century, then these people are the British whom the Saxons pushed back to the edges of Britain and who are today called the Welsh.
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Dragons Made Real
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real, by the people at Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, is an incredible tale of a perfectly preserved Dragon found in the ice. The show is made using various Hollywood techniques and state of the art CGI to bring the mythology and stories about Dragons to life! A must for any Dragon fan!
I highly recommend seeing this when it comes on again. Or you can by the DVD here. Here is a bit more about the show from the Discovery Channel website:
Take a scientific look at the animal kingdom’s most imaginative creature in
this stunning, “what if?” special.Ruling a make-believe world of fantasy and fairy tales, these terrifying, winged predators never existed in real life – but what if they had?
Stunning computer-generated imagery from the same graphics company that created thrilling effects for Walking With Dinosaurs, Walking With Prehistoric Beasts and the latest Harry Potter movie provides a unique look at these creatures from the inside out. Learn how dragons would have evolved into a number of different species through the ages – Prehistoric, Marine, Forest and Mountain Dragons – and how each dragon species was endowed with physical adaptations and behaviors specialized for its environment.
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Top 3 Dragon Movies
The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality.
Perhaps the best Dragon movie of all time! Sean connery does an incredible job as the voice of Draco in this fun filled, humorous and poignant “tail” of the last Dragon.
Bowen (Dennis Quaid) portrays a knight of a corrupt king who, shortly after his death and the injury of the king’s son Einon (David Thewlis), goes on a rampage against the Dragon who was supposed to heal Einon.
Bowen now believes the Dragon has corrupted Einon and gives up his knighthood to be come a Dragon slayer.
Draco (Sean Connery) meets up with Bowen in a dual and after a long battle and stalemate, they decide to make their new partnership work to their advantage.
I have to admit, Dina Meyers as Kara, was the first time I had a crush on this actress! She plays a great part, being the feisty daughter of a slave, and the love interest to Einon, whom she despises.
If you ever have to see one Dragon movie, this is it!!
A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting fire to everything, establishing dominance over the planet.
Now granted, this is a movie about “bad” Dragons, but considering the special FX, the cast and the overall story line, it rocks!
Matthew McConaughey as Denton Van Zan is literally pumped up as a reckless and angry Marine bound and determined to defeat the Dragons at all costs! His role in this movie is very different than anything he has done prior, and I didn’t even know it was him until the credits rolled!
The destruction and feeding frenzy of the Dragons that are reborn from the Earth, makes for a hard and deadly life for those who survive over the next twenty years. Christian Bale plays the leader of a survival group in England who is tortured over the thought that the Dragons being released is his fault. Definitely a watcher!
A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone…
Even though this was made in the early eighties, this film is all about the magick, wizardy and Dragons of olde. It is well worth watching, and the battle of magickal beings is right up there with Lord of the Rings, in my opinion.
The tale of an old, grumpy Dragon terrorizing a kingdom, and the wizard, apprentice and townspeople who stand up to Her. It’s gritty, dark and the Dragon is not interested in being noble, benevolent or sharing Her land with the kingdom. Both Her and the wizard know, their time is done. Next time you see this one on TV, tune in!!
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Eragon
Well I finally saw the movie “Eragon” and read the second book “Eldest”. I didn’t read the first book since I already saw the movie, but based on what I read behind the scenes on DVD and also the websites, I have the jist of it, enough to understand the second book.
It rocked! Of course, anything to do with a Dragon rocks! But Christopher Paolini really puts a lot of detail an soul into the second book. A lot of twists and turns that makes the book stand on its own from the first book. Without a doubt, I am looking forward to reading the third installment!
Now I have to say, that, based on what I saw in the movie and read in the book, I am a bit dissapointed that the underminded the elves and dwarves in the movie. If you didn’t read the book you are at a loss to know who is who, and they purposely left it open for the sequel - if there is one.
But it is still worth renting or, in my case, buying the DVD. If you don’t already have Eldest of the Inheritance series, pick it up! I think you will enjoy it!
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