know the difference

land-of-shitposts-and-sads:

thegmsighs:

It has come to my attention that many people mistake wyverns for dragons, so here’s a post to help you remember

Dragon: 4 legs, 2 wings

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Wyvern: 2 legs, 2 wings

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Drake: 4 legs, flightless

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Wyrms: long snake like body with no appendages, can also appear as a traditional Chinese dragon with 4. Legs and no wings yet can fly

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Amphithere: 0 legs 2 wings, can be feathered

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Lindwurms: 2 legs, 0 wings, long body

Luck dragon: 4 legs, no wings, can fly, long body, furry with dog like face

Komodo dragon: 4 legs, no wings, real

Bearded dragon: 4 legs, 0 wings, often kept as pets

as a person passionate as fuck about dragons, i stand by this post

please understand

fackfackfackfack:

lordoftheringslove:

paramaline:

but Tolkien draws such cute dragons, omg

like look at Smaug, look at his ears, DON’T YOU JUST WANT TO SCRATCH BEHIND HIS EARS AND TELL HIM HE’S A GOOD BOY

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and look at this guy, I guess he’s supposed to be ferocious but it looks more like “whoa man chill out, I’m just saying that those shoes with that helmet was maybe not the greatest fashion decision, just a little friendly advice, no need to get defensive.”

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THIS LITTLE BB ALL CURLED UP AND TAKIN’ A NAP

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I want this one to live in my pocket and be my sassy talking dragon sidekick

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SO SMILEY!! “gonna go terrorize some helpless villagers aw yiss”

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but my favorite is this little doodle here

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just look at him

LOOK AT HOW HAPPY HE IS

TOLKIENS ART IS A GIFT

BUT MOST OF ALL ARE HIS DRAGONS I JUST

iguanamouth:

bertb0t:

antique-symbolism:

bertb0t:

antique-symbolism:

Imagine a dragon at Antiques Roadshow, appraising its hoard

Imagine the dragon hoards monetarily worthless things like newspapers or old bones and the person appraising it getting more and more nervous about telling the dragon their stuff isnt worth anything

Imagine that the dragon knows this and just likes watching the person squirm.

The dragon actually hoards uncomfortable situations