Dragons, Naga and Bakunawa...

fearn · 16th May 2006, 10:55 PM

I sent that non-existent sword by griffin-post. It's usually pretty quick, unless you have any iron in your house. In that case, they can't deliver....

As for "uncanny similarities" in dragon descriptions, you might want to research that, especially in European illustrations. There's fairly enormous diversity in what constitutes a "dragon," even in Europe. Just for comparison, Bigfoots are pretty near identical: I mean, they only vary from 6-10' in height, with 3-5 toes, depending on what part of the country they're from (three toes in Louisiana, five toes in the pacific northwest). Compared to dragons, they're a single species. I know, I know, they can be duplicated by pranksters in ape suits, and Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare says that probably couldn't exist, but still....if dragons are real, then those ape dudes have gotta exist. Really.

What has this got to do with swords, I wonder?

Fearn

16th May 2006, 10:55 PM	#36
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	I sent that non-existent sword by griffin-post. It's usually pretty quick, unless you have any iron in your house. In that case, they can't deliver.... As for "uncanny similarities" in dragon descriptions, you might want to research that, especially in European illustrations. There's fairly enormous diversity in what constitutes a "dragon," even in Europe. Just for comparison, Bigfoots are pretty near identical: I mean, they only vary from 6-10' in height, with 3-5 toes, depending on what part of the country they're from (three toes in Louisiana, five toes in the pacific northwest). Compared to dragons, they're a single species. I know, I know, they can be duplicated by pranksters in ape suits, and Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare says that probably couldn't exist, but still....if dragons are real, then those ape dudes have gotta exist. Really. What has this got to do with swords, I wonder? Fearn