@juergen_hubert Already as a child, I hated all these dragon-slaughtering people.

Nowadays, we have quite serious evidence that many #dragon #myths could be based on very early fossil finds. Are there actually any kind dragon #legends, i.e. kind to the dragons?

@NatureMC

Well, there is the weird poodle-dragon from the Untersberg, which was seen as a good omen:

The Wild Hunt of the Untersberg

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And there are a few tales where the dragons are portrayed as non-hostile:

The Dragon of Jeizinen

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@juergen_hubert Great, thank you! 🦖

@NatureMC

The dragon subspecies often known as "draks" might also qualify - they are usually familiar spirits, although that comes with its own infernal associations.

Drak

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@juergen_hubert Uj, even an Alsatian dragon! (Riedheim)
That dragon could explain how the US-Santa was made ... he once was a drak searching for chimneys!

@NatureMC

Personally, I see Santa Claus as the latest incarnation of the Wild Hunt phenomenon.

Frau Gauden

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@juergen_hubert
and you suggest, a white house is preferred? makes sense…

@fiee

...I think I will leave it to my readers to draw their own conclusions.