Either way, the stories have taken a life of their own. Yet another assumption is that the innate fear many humans have toward snakes manifested into our favorite fire-breathers. No one is sure why dragons appear in almost every culture, but one theory is that the ancients discovered the bones of dinosaurs and imagination took over. The most popular legends recount how dragons were evil beings who hoarded a kingdom’s worth of gold, a trope that made its way into The Hobbit, which featured Smaug claiming all the gold in the Lonely Mountain. There are legends from almost every continent, such as Sigurd slaying Fafnir in Germanic poems and Tianlong protecting heavenly palaces in Chinese mythology.
From treasure hoarders to city destroyers to companions, dragons have established themselves as the premier magical beings of literature.
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