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Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Dragonology Handbook
So today my brother doubted that I own the The Dragonology Handbook by Ernest Drake. How dare he. Of course I own the most important reference book in dragon history...
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I plan on updating this blog like maybe every other Thursday, so check back every day! Thanks to the 3 people that actually read this!
By the way, order it here!
I plan on updating this blog like maybe every other Thursday, so check back every day! Thanks to the 3 people that actually read this!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Search for the Dragon: Part I
Part I: Origins
Interestingly enough, dragons have different general structures and scale types depending on the continent of origin. The dragon is believed to have originated in Ancient Greece. The name dragon came from the Greek word δράκων (Drakon). The first mentioning of a dragon is the three-headed hydra in the biographical and historical poem, The Iliad by Homer.
European dragons began to appear in journals and accounts of English explorers. These dragons were depicted as having large wings and living in cliff sides and underground in caves. However, no dragons at this time were seen breathing fire or any material for that matter.
In China, artists depicted dragons as long, snake-like lizards, sometimes with very small wings. These artists viewed the dragons first-hand, often painting them as with still nature. Some even reported that the dragons stood solid in one place as if they knew the art was historically crucial. Japanese dragons are very similar to the Chinese dragons; so similar in fact, that Chinese artists accused the Japanese of stealing their dragons. Some even asserted that Japanese artists copied the Chinese paintings and added minor details.
In addition, the autobiographical Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling features many dragons, even the formerly undiscovered Hungarian Horntail dragon. These novels along with personal accounts by Mrs. Rowling herself have served to qualify the existence of dragons in recent court cases.
As a closing note, I recommend the movie featured below. It is the first-person account of an encounter with modern day dragons.
-Ezra Sharpe
Interestingly enough, dragons have different general structures and scale types depending on the continent of origin. The dragon is believed to have originated in Ancient Greece. The name dragon came from the Greek word δράκων (Drakon). The first mentioning of a dragon is the three-headed hydra in the biographical and historical poem, The Iliad by Homer.
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| European Cliff Side |
European dragons began to appear in journals and accounts of English explorers. These dragons were depicted as having large wings and living in cliff sides and underground in caves. However, no dragons at this time were seen breathing fire or any material for that matter.
In China, artists depicted dragons as long, snake-like lizards, sometimes with very small wings. These artists viewed the dragons first-hand, often painting them as with still nature. Some even reported that the dragons stood solid in one place as if they knew the art was historically crucial. Japanese dragons are very similar to the Chinese dragons; so similar in fact, that Chinese artists accused the Japanese of stealing their dragons. Some even asserted that Japanese artists copied the Chinese paintings and added minor details.
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| The Hungarian Horntail |
In addition, the autobiographical Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling features many dragons, even the formerly undiscovered Hungarian Horntail dragon. These novels along with personal accounts by Mrs. Rowling herself have served to qualify the existence of dragons in recent court cases.
As a closing note, I recommend the movie featured below. It is the first-person account of an encounter with modern day dragons.
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| Dragon Wars |
-Ezra Sharpe
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Where do movie men get their dragons?
Experts either say that dragons are extinct or never existed at all. How preposterous. How else could movie men get their nifty and sensational dragons?? This is the question I set out to discover. First, I attempted to find the hiding place of these sneaky lizards.
I started my search for answers by interviewing the CEO of Woodcreek Fruit Juice Company. He responded to my questioning by telling me the prophecy of the Mountain Chumos, a tribe of anti-juice delinquents. He spoke in a chilling, smoky voice as he said, "Every year, on December 13th, the Mountain Chumos emerge from their hiding place, the creek near the fruit juice company." So far, I had learned the basics of hiding monsters, I was excited for more! He said, "Their greatest enemies are the cantaloupes of the eastern valley."
The next day, David warned me not to go on the roller coaster but I thought him silly so I disobeyed. He told me this story about how some guy stood up on the roller coaster last year and broke his neck or something. After, I continued on my search for dragons. Again I ask, where do movie men get their dragons?
Upon interviewing the expert of dragons at Salamander Museum, I learned that although the time that dragons began appearing isn't known for sure, it's estimated to be about 4,000 B.C. This would place the birth of dragons just after the extinction of carnivorous dinosaurs. Some experts in the museum believe that most dragons are extinct, but the remaining dragons inhabit the untraveled areas of Antarctica as dragons were rumored to live in various places and climates. Some lived in fiery caves, some lived in the deepest of oceans, and some in the frigid crevices of the poles. One expert cut off a dragons tongue in an epic battle to prove to his friends that dragons exist.
After discovering all this new information from the trustworthy experts at Salamander Museum, I returned to the fruit juice company to finally figure out where the dragons were hiding. The CEO told me that sometime recently, he spotted the creature featured in figure 1 above. He drew that picture. I suspect mischief.
I started my search for answers by interviewing the CEO of Woodcreek Fruit Juice Company. He responded to my questioning by telling me the prophecy of the Mountain Chumos, a tribe of anti-juice delinquents. He spoke in a chilling, smoky voice as he said, "Every year, on December 13th, the Mountain Chumos emerge from their hiding place, the creek near the fruit juice company." So far, I had learned the basics of hiding monsters, I was excited for more! He said, "Their greatest enemies are the cantaloupes of the eastern valley."
The next day, David warned me not to go on the roller coaster but I thought him silly so I disobeyed. He told me this story about how some guy stood up on the roller coaster last year and broke his neck or something. After, I continued on my search for dragons. Again I ask, where do movie men get their dragons?
Upon interviewing the expert of dragons at Salamander Museum, I learned that although the time that dragons began appearing isn't known for sure, it's estimated to be about 4,000 B.C. This would place the birth of dragons just after the extinction of carnivorous dinosaurs. Some experts in the museum believe that most dragons are extinct, but the remaining dragons inhabit the untraveled areas of Antarctica as dragons were rumored to live in various places and climates. Some lived in fiery caves, some lived in the deepest of oceans, and some in the frigid crevices of the poles. One expert cut off a dragons tongue in an epic battle to prove to his friends that dragons exist.
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| fig. 1 |
After discovering all this new information from the trustworthy experts at Salamander Museum, I returned to the fruit juice company to finally figure out where the dragons were hiding. The CEO told me that sometime recently, he spotted the creature featured in figure 1 above. He drew that picture. I suspect mischief.
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