Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George
Dragonslayers With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology. This title retells the greatest legends of this select group of warriors, while examining the myth of the dragonslayer...
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Dragonslayers With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology. This title retells the greatest legends of this select group of warriors, while examining the myth of the dragonslayer in a historical, mythological, and even theological context. Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781780967301 (1780967306)
Publish date: March 19th 2013
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Dragonslayers is part of the Myths and Legends series. The book is beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to look at. It covers all the different dragonslayers from early history onwards with chapters focusing on ancient dragonslayers, Norse dragonslayers, Holy dragonslayers, Medieval dragonslayers,...
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