tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post173797722872762240..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Kinds Of DragonsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-78266733977911078322016-10-17T01:48:44.607+01:002016-10-17T01:48:44.607+01:00Kaor, DAVID!
Interesting twist on the "ancie...Kaor, DAVID!<br /><br />Interesting twist on the "ancient aliens" twaddle I see so much of on TV. Yes, Chinese dragons were benign and benevolent figures, as well as becoming a symbol of the Chinese Emperors. Hmmm, bad Western dragons had their origins in what was equivalent to a biker gang? Entertaining! <br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-90124524421639916692016-10-17T01:15:49.372+01:002016-10-17T01:15:49.372+01:00Paul:
There's a space opera novel, *Prince of ...Paul:<br />There's a space opera novel, *Prince of Sunset*, with an early scene in which the main character is informed that both the *lung* and Western dragons were members of an extraterrestrial species, the Luonli, who came to visit ancient Earth. The ones in Asia, though, were scholars studying proto-Chinese culture, which is why they're remembered so fondly. The dragons in Europe and the Middle East were a completely unconnected group, and the Luonli who's telling this admits with some embarrassment that they were more or less equivalent to a criminal biker gang.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.com