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Wyrms (alternatively wurms, worms or orms) are serpentine dragons, normally of European origins. The word (derived from the Norse 'ormr') used to mean all dragons (or all dragons known in Europe/European dragons), but in modern use it is applied for dragons with 'wormlike' qualities: a long body...
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- Perhaps They Are All Just Dragons. All of these different terms are quite old, and came from different places. They originally referred to the same thing—large, mythical reptiles as a group.
- The Dragon. The poster boy of the giant mythical reptile, dragons are legendary, and the largest of the four types we are looking at today. They are serpent-like, reptilian creatures, with four legs, a separate pair of wings, and normally a long neck and tail.
- The Drake. Not so different to the dragon, with one very distinct difference. No wings! Now, originally ‘drake’ was just the Teutonic word for dragon, and they meant the four-legged, winged sort we already talked about above.
- The Wyvern. At first glance, the wyvern is indistinguishable from a dragon. But like a drake, it has a key visual difference, and this time it’s not the wings.
Wyrm has since been borrowed back into modern English to mean "dragon", while the descendent term worm remains used in modern English to refer to dragons, especially those lacking wings. In Fáfnismál, the dragon Fáfnir is described as flightless and snake-like, and is referred to as an ormr.
Feb 10, 2024 · A powerful, awe-inspiring creature that gods and kings would happily be associated with, a creature imbued with legend and a bit of mystery. If that's a dragon, then a dragon is an ušum-gal ...
Feb 2, 2020 · In fiction, Wyrms are almost always the most powerful and most intelligent types of Dragons. In video games, Wyrms are often the final bosses or NPC creatures that are the hardest to kill. They have the best drops, the best XP gain, but also, the most lethal in terms of damage.
Nov 7, 2023 · Ranging among the monstrous serpents of classical Greco-Roman antiquity, the wyrms of northern European legend, the demonic dragons of Christian medieval western Europe, and the all-powerful dragons of China and Japan, here we will explore the myths surrounding dragons and the cultures from which they came. Ancient Greco-Roman Dragons.
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The lindworm (worm meaning snake, see germanic dragon), also spelled lindwyrm or lindwurm, is a mythical creature in Northern, Western and Central European folklore that traditionally has the shape of a giant serpent monster living deep in the forest. It can be seen as a sort of dragon.
