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Lindworm
Lindworm are small, european dragons with no wings. lindworms are large and eat meat.
there are german tales of lindworms, but the famaousest tale of lindworms for muggles is the klagenfurter lindworm. klagenfurt is a town in austria. in klagenfurt is a monoument of a lindworm, made by urlich vogelsang in 1590. the people said they could hear it roar during thunderstorms. But also the Lindwurm itself underwent a metamorphoses: The oldest city seal shows a two-legged, winged dragon in front of a tower. This image was used at least until 1609. But towards the end of the 16th century the idea of what a dragon should look like changed. From then on dragons used to have four legs, and the city-arms of 1669 show that type of Lindwurm. However, the Lindwurm of Klagenfurt was never depicted without wings.
the mark of klagenfurt, the lindworm
'Aso- the idnoneeze dragondog'
(dunno the spelling of teh country... erm...]
in indoneeze has a sign for protection, is a 'aso', which means dog. but it is more a dragon or a snake. this dragon-god is a sign for undergoeund, but for water and earth, too. the dragon is feminine, she's in her style likje the cinese dragons and the indian unerground-snake naga.
you can find the aso-symbol at doors, ships, knifes....
(sorry i have no pic)
Chinese Dragons(Eastern Dragons)
Dragon occupies a very important postion in Chinese mythology. It shows up in arts, literature, poetry, architecture, songs, and many
aspects of the Chinese conscience. The Chinese Dragon, or Lung , symbolizes power and excellence, valiancy and boldness, heroism and perseverance, nobility and divinity. The dragons have to be energetic, decisive, optimistic, intelligent and ambitious. Unlike the the negative energies associated with Western Dragons, most Eastern Dragons are beautiful, friendly, and wise.
however they were put into differnet types...
Those guarding the gods and emperors
Those controlling the wind and rain
Earthly dragons which deepened the rivers and seas
Guardians of hidden treasure
The first dragon
There are differnces betwenn the chinese and the normal dragons cuz the chinese are able zto fly without wings, shape shifting abilty and so on. (Muggles draw them often with wings)
i hope that was enough...