Records of dragons 'real' in history

Dragon is a mascot in communication that is considered a product of human imagination. However, there are many stories, mystical legends that have recorded the appearance of large, flying creatures that know this fire.

Appearing in Eastern and Western myths, dragons are known as a legendary creature with extraordinary powers. Most of us think this miraculous animal is not real but human history has repeatedly recorded their appearance.

Gilgamesh's oldest epic, written in 2,000 BC in Mesopotamia, described the Humbaba creature in a special shape. It has a lion's mane, solid face, horns all over its body, legs with vultures of vultures, horns on its head, mouths that can spray fire and water.

Even in the Bible , the description of this fanciful creature and Daniel is recorded as the first " dragon " killer. After seeing the Babylonians worshiping a giant winged reptile, knowing how to spray fire and fly, Daniel proved, this huge, monstrous figure just turned upside down, killing human life. .

Despite trying to prove, many people do not believe. So Daniel planned to kill it by feeding him with fat, hair, flammable objects and causing the animal to explode.

The legend is well known in Europe for St. George - who accidentally came to a strange town and was threatened by a big, scary dragon. Here, he saved a young girl's life, protected herself with the Cross and eventually killed the beast.

The inhabitants of the town loved the courage and faith of St. George, immediately agreed to follow Christianity. A similar story about St. Columba, who in 565 destroyed a giant monster underwater. Interestingly, both are real knights in history.

St.George and the Dragon - paintings by the artist Paolo Uccello, 1470

In the Middle Ages, the Viking boat also placed a piece of wood carved in front of the dragon head. They believe that will help disguise the sea dragons. At that time, most of the Vikings were atheists, or followed the Nordic religion, upholding courage and science and must have reason to believe in the existence of sea dragons.

Is imagination or animals real?

Not only exists in the text of religious nature, in many scientific and historical documents also recorded many times humans met the dragon species. In the history book of the Macedonian Empire that recorded the story of Alexander the Great when he invaded India, he told the soldiers something strange. It is he who sees a giant lizard living in a cave, it is extremely aggressive and dangerous.

In his book about his travels in China, Marco Polo tells a mysterious story. On an adventure in Karajan province, he encountered a giant snake with two short legs in front, each with three claws.

It has a wide mouth, sharp teeth that are enough to swallow a man, his ferocious personality . With this appearance, it is enough to make any animal be afraid of them. The book also tells about how many young people in the area gather into groups to hunt this species, because they think that their blood is very complementary.

Dragon drawing of Aldrovandi scientist

Aldrovandi who is considered the father of modern natural science also recorded a lot of information about the creature he thought was a dragon. As a scientist, he traveled widely, collecting materials on thousands of animals and plants and creating the first natural history museum.

During a field trip on Bologna outskirts on May 13, 1572, Aldrovandi saw a creature longer than 1 meter, hissing like a snake. According to the description, this creature has an animal head, two small legs in front, a bulging body with many horns, and a pair of wings on its back.

The strange animal was beaten and killed by farmers and witnessed by Aldrovandi. Immediately, he redrawed the shape of this creature, he said, probably this is a young dragon so the body has not fully developed.

Picture depicting European dragons

In Henry VIII 's library there are also many books and pictures about dragons. In it, many books record: 'This special animal is bigger than all other snakes or all living things on Earth. This creature is often in caves, it has crests, a narrow mouth and often has a heat. Its power is not in the teeth but in its large tail.

Some dragons carry poison in them, but they rarely use it. All dragons are born in Ethiopia and India - where temperatures are hot all year round. From here, they will travel around the world with their wings. ' Many contemporaries also said that King Henry had nurtured a dragon in the basement of his castle.

Dragons appear in many cultures everywhere

Famous historian in the seventeenth century - Christopher Schorerum rewrote an incredible experience in his autobiography as follows: "On a warm night in 1619, I saw a bright mass appear in the sky. At At first, I thought it was a meteorite but looking closely, it was a large animal with a long neck and tail, the head was like a reptile and the jaws were fierce. scattered sparks everywhere . '.

On April 26, 1890, many Arizona newspapers simultaneously reported that cowboys saw a dragon appear in the sky. The witnesses described, its wingspan was up to tens of meters, the body grew to 27 meters, had a lizard-like head with a terrifying long beak. This description exactly coincides with the Quetzalcoatlus dinosaur, a fossil found in Texas a few years later.

Dr. Donald Stewart, a biologist working at Lake Morar in Scotland, described a dragon-like creature with a bump on his back about 6 meters long. In August 1969, during a fishing trip on Lake Morar, two men Duncan McDonnell and Bill Simpson found a monster nearly 8m long when it crashed into their motorboat. It had thick, dark brown skin with three black humps on its back, a snake-like head, then it disappeared quickly because of a paddle with a paddle and the other shot.

With the popularity of culture and the clear record of history, we can still hope that the giant reptile lives in caves, seas or valleys, forests that people rarely set foot on. entitled "dragon" is real. They are truly a great mystery and are waiting for a day to be discovered.

Real dragons and dragon fossils

In fact, Komodo dragons in Indonesia are thought to be one of the most clear proofs of the existence of this magical creature. There are many things that are not as unreasonable as human imagination.

In the Middle Ages, the Vikings believed in the existence of sea ​​dragons capable of attacking boats of fishermen. In fact, sea dragons (sea dragon) are real. It is one of the most precious sea fish in the shape of a legendary dragon. They only appear on the west coast and south Australia.