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Lindworm

The lindworm (worm meaning snake), also spelled lindwyrm or lindwurm, is a mythical creature in Northern, Western and Central European folklore that traditionally has the shape of a giant serpent monster which lives deep in the forest. It can be seen as a sort of dragon.

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Family
Worm (dragon), Whiteworm (mythology) [sv], Basilisk, Guivre, Vouivre, Wyvern, Sea serpents, Jörmungandr
First attested
Viking Age
Folklore
Mythical creature, legendary creature
Grouping
Monster
Other name(s)
Lindwurm, lindwyrm, lindorm
Region
Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe

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Etymology

Swedish lindworm (lindorm)

Central European lindworm (lindwurm)

Lindworm offshoots (guivre, vouivre, wyvern)

In heraldry

In tales

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Lindworm

Nodes85
Edges84
Triples84
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
Components1

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Lindworm

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related to Etymology · 19
Lindworm → English, German, Germanic, In Old Icelandic, Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High, Middle High German, Middle Low German, Nibelungenlied, Old Danish/Old Saxon, Old English, Old High German, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Oxford English Dictionary, Proto-Germanic, Swedish, The
related to Brooding over treasure · 12
Lindworm → Danish, English, Fru Marie Grubbe, Germanic, Here, In Nordic, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Of, One, Swedish, The English, This
related to In heraldry · 10
Lindworm → According, Bavarian, Charles Boutell, English, German, KlagenfurtWingless, Maximilian Gritzner, SipbachzellWingless, Wingless, WurmannsquickWinged
related to Swedish lindworm (lindorm) · 9
Lindworm → Along, For, In Nordic, Once, Swedish, They, This, To, When
related to Lindworm offshoots (guivre, vouivre, wyvern) · 8
Lindworm → British, Central Europe, French, Latin, Northern, The French, There, These
related to Central European lindworm (lindwurm) · 7
Lindworm → Austria, In Central Europe, It, Klagenfurt, Lindwurm Fountain, Most, Some
related to Late belief in lindworms in Sweden · 7
Lindworm → Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius, He, In, Rumours, Småland, Sweden, Swedish
related to In tales · 4
Lindworm → An Austrian, Flooding, Klagenfurt, The
Family · 1
Lindworm → Worm (dragon), Whiteworm (mythology) [sv], Basilisk, Guivre, Vouivre, Wyvern, Sea serpents, Jörmungandr
First attested · 1
Lindworm → Viking Age

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swedish dragon snake serpent worm central folklore tale lindworms lindorm lindwurm one wings wyvern two legend also limbs klagenfurt western

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LindwormFamilyWorm (dragon), Whiteworm (mythology) [sv], Basilisk, Guivre, Vouivre, Wyvern, Sea serpents, Jörmungandr1.00infobox
LindwormFirst attestedViking Age1.00infobox
LindwormFolkloreMythical creature, legendary creature1.00infobox
LindwormGroupingMonster1.00infobox
LindwormOther name(s)Lindwurm, lindwyrm, lindorm1.00infobox
LindwormRegionNorthern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe1.00infobox
LindwormSub groupingDragon1.00infobox
Lindwormpart ofa multiverse of tales in which a maiden is betrothed or wooed by a prince enchanted to be a snake or other serpentine creature0.85text
Lindwormrelated to Brooding over treasureIn Nordic0.60section
Lindwormrelated to Brooding over treasureThis0.60section
Lindwormrelated to Brooding over treasureGermanic0.60section
Lindwormrelated to Brooding over treasureOne0.60section

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