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93:" tale. In this type of story, the dragonslayer kills the dragon in order to rescue a high-class female character, often a princess, from being devoured by it. This female character often then becomes the love interest of the account. One notable example of this kind of legend is the story of
108:, for example, Saint George overcomes the dragon as part of a plot which ends with the conversion of the dragon's grateful victims to Christianity, rather than Saint George being married to the rescued princess character.
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59:. They continue to be popular in modern books, films, video games and other forms of entertainment. Dragonslayer-themed stories are also sometimes seen as having a
55:. Dragonslayers and the creatures they hunt have been popular in traditional stories from around the world: they are a type of story classified as type 300 in the
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739:Préhistoire du Sud-Ouest
609:Byock, Jesse L. (1990).
584:Thompson, Stith (1977).
3766:Mythological archetypes
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741:. 21. pp. 195â215.
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151:Dragonslayer characters
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2585:By ethics and morality
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746:Mythologie française
184:Klaus Rudolf Werhand
115:, the dragonslayer,
19:For other uses, see
16:Fictional profession
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1238:Fairy tale parodies
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91:Princess and dragon
76:Perseus delivering
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1986:Damsel in distress
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1178:Action-adventure
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967:978-963-7326-76-9
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670:978-0-307-79472-7
661:The Power of Myth
645:978-0-307-79472-7
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3711:Straight man
3645:Dragonslayer
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3594:Black knight
3562:Seme and uke
3544:Mountain man
3534:Noble savage
3429:Wise old man
3250:Magical girl
3222:Femme fatale
3199:Loathly lady
3154:Monster girl
2999:Nazi zombies
2974:Monster girl
2941:Supervillain
2903:Double agent
2876:Antivillains
2830:Space pirate
2763:Tricky slave
2710:Space marine
2674:Byronic hero
2656:Youngest son
2604:Classic hero
2485:Urban legend
2387:Magic school
2360:Astral plane
2355:Hollow Earth
2048:Magic system
2001:Dragonslayer
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1896:Skin-walkers
1744:The Inklings
1737:Harry Potter
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1290:Magical girl
1265:High fantasy
1260:Hard fantasy
1226:Dark fantasy
1204:Contemporary
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341:Yu the Great
306:Saint George
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3686:Mole people
3529:Feral child
3411:Scaramouche
3283:Valley girl
3245:Jungle girl
3217:Dragon Lady
3194:La Ruffiana
3139:Loosu ponnu
3061:Il Capitano
2684:Tragic hero
2636:Legacy hero
2611:Action hero
2412:Epic poetry
2273:Leprechauns
2188:Thaumaturgy
2163:Incantation
2116:Magic sword
1674:MĂ©liĂšs d'Or
1575:Weird Tales
1328:Dying Earth
1307:Mythopoeiaâ
1285:Low fantasy
1250:Fantastique
499: [
346:Erlang Shen
296:Menestratus
67:Description
42: 1470
3760:Categories
3721:Town drunk
3670:Innamorati
3370:Final girl
3352:Gamer girl
3055:Il Dottore
3027:Folk devil
2969:Killer toy
2964:Evil clown
2884:False hero
2825:Air pirate
2787:Pulcinella
2473:Tokusatsuâ
2422:Fairy tale
2365:Dreamworld
2263:Hobgoblins
2198:Witchcraft
2168:Necromancy
2148:Divination
2143:Demonology
2106:Magic ring
2096:Magic item
2079:Ceremonial
1968:Characters
1889:Werewolves
1827:Elementals
1731:Filk music
1679:Mythopoeic
1514:Publishers
1440:Literature
1400:television
1372:Weird West
1312:Omegaverse
1182:Lost world
1153:Literature
985:Arthuriana
760:(4): 263.
571:References
471:BahrÄm GĆ«r
456:FÄt-Frumos
251:El (deity)
236:Janamejaya
61:chaoskampf
3731:Truck-kun
3635:Barbarian
3569:Otokonoko
3522:Primitive
3398:Harlequin
3389:Masculine
3344:Geek girl
3329:Columbina
3265:Queen bee
3051:Pantalone
3022:Archenemy
2931:Dark lord
2913:Terrorist
2908:Evil twin
2779:Brighella
2775:Harlequin
2753:Trickster
2700:Cyberhero
2679:Man alone
2651:Superhero
2626:Folk hero
2571:Archetype
2468:Superhero
2453:Mythology
2350:Lost city
2258:Halflings
2178:Shamanism
2173:Runecraft
2158:Evocation
2016:Magicians
1991:Dark lord
1976:Barbarian
1936:Skeletons
1859:Gargoyles
1837:Familiars
1797:Creatures
1533:Fantastic
1524:Magazines
1367:New weird
1172:Subgenres
1043:10071/614
1013:162109364
806:CiteSeerX
731:163106261
523:Saraswati
519:Benzaiten
486:Greuceanu
466:Bayajidda
392:Siegfried
356:Eurybarus
190:Antiquity
83:Ămile Bin
78:Andromeda
3716:Tokenism
3706:Sidekick
3696:Redshirt
3691:Pop icon
3508:BishĆnen
3480:Nice guy
3227:Tsundere
3179:Cat lady
3099:Feminine
2989:Vampires
2979:Skeleton
2951:Monsters
2867:Villains
2666:Antihero
2621:Everyman
2513:Category
2407:Allegory
2283:Mermaids
2253:Gremlins
2218:Centaurs
2153:Egregore
2134:Schools
2101:Grimoire
2061:Elements
2033:Wild man
1953:Unicorns
1941:Vampires
1884:Werecats
1726:Fanspeak
1634:Crawford
1604:Podcasts
1317:Romantic
1300:Mythpunk
1231:Grimdark
1219:Bangsian
1052:30035123
1022:Folklore
1005:27869068
929:Folklore
920:26300866
899:26300857
798:Folklore
555:EĂ€rendil
515:(Africa)
451:Lancelot
336:Garshasp
331:Fereydun
291:Heracles
170:Kuniteru
119:, kills
3589:Pachuco
3581:Bad boy
3539:Caveman
3406:Pierrot
3311:Laotong
3306:Class S
3149:Catgirl
3134:Ingénue
3114:BishĆjo
3047:Vecchio
2994:Zombies
2810:Bad boy
2791:Pierrot
2785:,
2783:Scapino
2781:,
2777:,
2646:Paladin
2503:Outline
2400:Related
2278:Merfolk
2268:Kobolds
2248:Goblins
2233:Treants
2223:Dwarves
2193:Theurgy
2138:Alchemy
2070:neutral
2038:Witches
1981:Caveman
1946:Zombies
1931:Mummies
1901:Spirits
1852:Dragons
1847:Chimera
1832:Faeries
1649:Gemmell
1644:Gandalf
1599:FĂ©eries
1568:Unknown
1448:Authors
1423:S&S
1163:Sources
1148:History
949:1260098
851:1179054
774:1497353
441:Susanoo
436:Drangue
402:Tristan
383:Beowulf
316:Taráž«unz
286:Perseus
281:Jupiter
261:Michael
241:Uttanka
201:Ninurta
160:Susanoo
129:Andvari
53:dragons
3620:Others
3255:Virago
3017:Alazon
2820:Pirate
2802:Outlaw
2726:Rogues
2596:Heroes
2372:Castle
2333:Worlds
2328:Quests
2310:Trolls
2288:Mermen
2243:Gnomes
2238:Giants
2011:Heroes
1926:Liches
1921:Ghosts
1911:Undead
1874:Nymphs
1820:Ghouls
1815:Devils
1810:Demons
1805:Angels
1788:Tropes
1739:fandom
1709:Fandom
1689:Saturn
1684:Nebula
1639:Dragon
1624:Balrog
1617:Awards
1458:Comics
1340:Shenmo
1295:Mythic
1280:LitRPG
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1214:Comedy
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417:Gawain
388:Sigurd
361:Mwindo
326:Rostam
321:Cadmus
311:Vahagn
271:Apollo
266:Daniel
256:Yahweh
231:Garuda
221:Teshub
211:Marduk
206:Inanna
121:FĂĄfnir
117:Sigurd
85:(1865)
3650:Donor
3640:Clown
3455:Himbo
3443:Young
3184:Crone
3042:Miser
3010:Other
2841:Other
2771:Zanni
2693:Other
2478:Kaiju
2448:Mecha
2417:Fable
2295:Ogres
2228:Elves
2123:Runes
2074:light
1996:Donor
1958:YĆkai
1916:Death
1669:Locus
1585:Other
1547:Locus
1413:Films
1408:Anime
1388:Media
1158:Magic
1048:JSTOR
1009:S2CID
1001:JSTOR
972:JSTOR
945:JSTOR
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378:Baldr
351:Li Ji
301:Heros
226:Indra
168:, by
133:Regin
125:dwarf
3655:Fool
3554:LGBT
3470:Jock
3465:Jack
3298:LGBT
3053:and
3032:Igor
2895:mole
2893:The
2853:Rake
2748:Jack
2566:List
2345:Maps
2338:list
2305:Orcs
2128:Wand
2089:Moon
2084:Love
2066:Dark
2026:list
1869:Jinn
1864:Imps
1654:Hugo
1463:list
1398:and
1396:Film
1073:ISBN
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640:ISBN
615:ISBN
590:ISBN
560:Fram
521:aka
276:Zeus
246:Baal
196:Enki
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2300:Oni
1721:Art
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