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− | A '''wyvern''' is a ferocious creature which may be similar to a [[dragon]]. [[Wyvern Point]] in northern [[Sothoryos]] is named after the creature, which hunts above its swamps and jungles.<ref>"Wyvern Point" entry in ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> Septon [[Barth]] wrote about them in ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]''.{{ref|ADWD|14}} The sigil of [[House Vyrwel]] of [[Darkdell]] depicts a wyvern. The castle of [[Dragonstone]] includes wyverns among its stone gargoyles.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|54}} | + | A '''wyvern''' is a ferocious creature which may be similar to a [[dragon]]. Wyverns from [[:w:wyvern|European legends]] have a dragon's head, reptilian body, two legs (sometimes none), and a barbed tail. |
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+ | [[Wyvern Point]] in northern [[Sothoryos]] is named after the creature, which hunts above its swamps and jungles.<ref>"Wyvern Point" entry in ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> Septon [[Barth]] wrote about them in ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]''.{{ref|ADWD|14}} The sigil of [[House Vyrwel]] of [[Darkdell]] depicts a wyvern. The castle of [[Dragonstone]] includes wyverns among its stone gargoyles.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|54}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 1 April 2014
A wyvern is a ferocious creature which may be similar to a dragon. Wyverns from European legends have a dragon's head, reptilian body, two legs (sometimes none), and a barbed tail.
Wyvern Point in northern Sothoryos is named after the creature, which hunts above its swamps and jungles.[1] Septon Barth wrote about them in Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History.[2] The sigil of House Vyrwel of Darkdell depicts a wyvern. The castle of Dragonstone includes wyverns among its stone gargoyles.[3][4]
References and Notes
- ↑ "Wyvern Point" entry in A World of Ice and Fire
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 14, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 54, Tyrion XII.
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