Regarding the term "dragon" and "wyrm" Wyrm is known in English to depict the creature fought by the hero Beowulf. That creature is either referred as "wyrm" or "draca". For any decent Tolkien …

Jul 24, 2017 · In ancient Germanic lore at least, they were called "worm", "orm", "wyrm" and later "lindworm". Now worms or snakes don't normally have legs or even wings. But up through the …

Dec 17, 2024 · How do we distinguish a dragon, a wyrm and a wyvern in terms of the number of legs? As I have seen lots of interest around this answer, more precisely around the number of …

Apr 21, 2017 · In the Lokasenna, Odin claims that Loki spend 8 winters underground, "milking the cows as a maid" and bearing children: Loki spake: 22. "Be silent, Othin! | not justly thou settest …

Since solsdottir has answered the part about the parentage of the monsters, I'll try to answer the part of why Loki would eat the heart: The motif of eating the cooked heart of a monster also …

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Nov 9, 2023 · How do we distinguish a dragon, a wyrm and a wyvern in terms of the number of legs?

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