The lindworm (worm meaning snake, see germanic dragon), also spelled lindwyrm or lindwurm, is a mythical creature in Northern, Western and Central European...
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King Lindworm or Prince Lindworm (Danish: Kong Lindorm) is a Danish fairy tale published in the 19th century by Danish folklorist Svend Grundtvig. The...
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Selma (lake monster) (redirect from Lindworm of Seljord)
In Norwegian folklore, Selma is a legendary sea serpent said to live in the 13-kilometre-long (8-mile) Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet) in Seljord, Telemark...
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the father of Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr who gave his daughter one or two small lindworms which grew so big that he had to promise her to the man who could slay...
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light-colored feathers like a sunrise, a serpentine body similar to a lindworm, bat-like wings with feathers covering most of the forearm and often greenish...
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transformed birth. In Prince Lindworm, the woman eats two onions but does not peel one, resulting in her first child being a lindworm. In Tatterhood, a woman...
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"huge serpent or dragon". The evolution of wingless and legless worms and lindworms to flying, four-legged romanesque dragons in Germanic folklore and literature...
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help · More spoken articles) Basilisk Cockatrice Cuélebre European dragon Lindworm White dragon "Seal impression: Owain Glyn Dwr Privy seal". Museum Wales...
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deity Guivre, a legendary creature sometimes depicted as a winged serpent Lindworm, another legendary creature sometimes depicted as a winged serpent Wyvern...
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and Central Europe. For example, there are the many incarnations of the Lindworm. There are tales of a serpent in Icelandic folklore known as the Lagarfljót...
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