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B. ANIMALS
BO-99. MYTHICAL ANIMALS
BIO. Mythical beasts and hybrids. Cf. A878.3; G350. Schlauch 44-47.
Bil. Dragon.
Bl 1.1. Origin of dragon.
Bil.1.3. Dragon from transformed man lying on his treasures. Cf. BU.6.2. Vols ch.
14, Nomag 57 ch. 4 (Flb I 350, FAS I 322): Fåfnir; Gull)) ch. 3, 20; HålfdE
XXVI 12; Yngv 14 ch. 7. Cf. Gautr 45, 67 ch. 11 (FAS III 49).
Bil.1.3.1. Dragon from worm.
Bil.1.3.1.1. Dragon develops from small worm placed on gold. RagnarL ch. 2 (1);
Bosa 62 ch. 16. Cf. RagnarS 458 ch. 1 (FAS I 346); Saxo lib. VII ch. VI 2, lib.
IX c. IV 5.
Bl 1.2. Form of dragon.
B11.2.1. Dragon as compound animal.
Bl 1.2.1.1. Dragon as modified serpent. Grip 11 and Skåldsk ch. 48 (39) = Vols ch.
14; RagnarL ch. 2 (1) - 3 (2); Bosa 63 ch. 16; Nornag 57 ff. ch. 4-5 (FAS I 322);
Yngv 21; SigrgFr 89 ch. 13; t>i6r 1196,308; Konr 63-64 ch. 6; Saxo lib. II c. 12-3.
B11.2.1.11. Dragon as modified eagle. Cf. B11.4.1.
Bl 1.2.2. Color of dragon.
Bil.2.2.1. Dragon with golden feathers. Blomst 7 ch. 4; cf. Bosa 62 ch. 16: »yrmlingr
så, er gullzlitr var å«.
Bl 1.2.11. Fire-breathing dragon. Cf. B742. (y.) Bosa 92 ch. 6, cf. introd. lxvi; fven
X 24; Bæring 108 ch. 22.
Bl 1.2.11.1. Dragon spews venom. Cf. B776; F582.2. Gylf ch. 37 (51) = MC 340;
OlåfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 317 = MC 229; Vols ch. 18; (y.) Bosa 58; GHrolf 339 ch.
33; (y.) OOdd 118; SorlaSt. 424 ch. 8; fven X 24; Yngv 14, 41-12; SigrgFr 89
ch. 13, Saxo lib. II c. I 2-3. Cf. VilhSj 16 ch. 7: sword poisoned from serpent’s
nest, »ormabæli«.
Bl 1.3. Habitat of dragon. Ys ch. 6: in Sweden.
Bl 1.3.1. Dragon's home in bottom of sea. FloresS XX 7.
Bl 1.3.1.2. Dragon's home beneath waterfall. Cf. F426. HålfdE XXVI12; Gullj) ch. 4;
cf. FFC 83 xviii.
Bll.3.7. Dragon lives beneath tree. Cf. A878.3.1.
Bl 1.3.8. Dragon lives in isolated island. Saxo lib. II c. I 2-3.
Bl 1.4. Dragon's habits.
Bl 1.4.1. Flying dragon, »flugdreki«. Cf. Bll.6.8. Vsp 66 (62, 59) = MC 319, 345:
NiOhoggr, cf. A671.2.5, A878.3.1; Njåla CXIX 46; Gullb ch. 3, 20; BjomHit ch. 5
(Boers’ ed. p. 12); KetilH 111 ch. 1; (y.) Bosa 58-59 ch. 14-15 (FAS III 230-31);
GHrolf 339, 342 ch. 33; HålfdE XX 8-9, XXVI 12 (FAS III 550, 558); Yngv 14,
41-43; t>i6r I 196, 334, II 359 ff.; Konr 63-64 ch. 6-7; Sigb ch. 13 and 16-17,
VilhSj 26 ch. 13; FloresS XIX 6-7 and XX 7; Vald 74 ch. 3; Ector ch. 10; cf.
Saxo lib. VIII c. XV 9 = Herrm 602.