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Yes. The speech of birds become intelligible to Sigurd, iirc.
Dragonheart. It's what's for dinner.
Tim

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From: "charles moyer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:26 AM
Subject: Dragons in America


> Pawel,
>     What do you mean- no dragons in America. We got everything.
> No kidding, see  http.//www.neara.org/ROS/dragon.htm.
>     Philostratus writes of Apollonius of Tyana's report, Book III, of
these
> India dragons who have mystical gems in their heads which appear to
'possess
> a mstical power such as resided in the ring, which belonged to Gyges."
>     This is reminiscent of the Germanic Sigurd legend, the Ring being the
> item of central importance of the whole treasure. Again similar  is the
> legend in Apollonius to the Sigurd one that "one may "acquire an
> understanding of the language and ideas of animals by feeding on the heart
> or the liver of the dragon."
>      What's for dinner?
>
> Charles Moyer
>
>

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