List of dragons in literature

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The dragon guarding the golden fleece, as in Apollonius's Argonautica.

This is a list of dragons in literature. For dragons in other media, see the list of dragons in popular culture. For dragons from legends and mythology, see the list of dragons in mythology and folklore.

Before 1900

Antiquity (until fifth century AD)

Middle Ages

St. George slaying the dragon, as in Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend.

Early modern period

Nineteenth century

Twentieth century

By publication date of first installment in a series.

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

The dragon Yevaud on the cover of Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea.

1970s

1980s

The dragon Maur, on the cover of Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown.

1990s

Twenty-first century

By publication date of first installment in a series.

2000s

2010s

For consideration

These works have titles suggesting they might describe dragons, but no summaries are readily available which confirm that there are actual dragons in the story.

References

  1. Translation of Argonautica, Book 2 Translation of Argonautica, Book 3
  2. Translation of Bibliotheca, Book 2
  3. see John B. Coe and Simon Young, ed. and trans., The Celtic Sources for the Arthurian Legend. Felinfach, 1995.
  4. Jones, David (2002). An Instinct for Dragons. Routlege.
  5. "The Ice Dragon." nogginthenog.co.uk
  6. Later editions on Worldcat.org and Amazon.com
  7. " [Arren:] 'Do they... eat their own kind?' [Ged:] 'No. No more than we do.' " "The Dragons' Run" (chapter) in The Farthest Shore
  8. "[Smaug's] enemies were on an island in deep water—too deep and dark and cool for his liking. If he plunged into it, a vapour and a steam would arise enough to cover all the land with a mist for days; but the lake was mightier than he, it would quench him before he could pass through." Chapter XIV ("Fire and Water") in The Hobbit
  9. Ged says that "plunging into the sea [is] a loathly death for the fire serpent, the beast of wind and fire." "The Dragons' Run" (chapter) in The Farthest Shore
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