Creature Feature: Wyvern

July 5, 2008 on 8:00 am | In Creatures & Legends |

What is a wyvern? Looks like a dragon, right? But it’s not.

A wyvern has two limbs and two wings. Note that many Western dragons have four limbs and two wings, while Eastern dragons often have no wings, and four limbs. Wyverns also seem a bit more reptilian than dragons to me. Sometimes they have fish tails or barbed tails, and their limbs are more bird-like than a dragon’s.

They figure prominently in heraldry, as do dragons and unicorns. Sometimes they are described as having the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake. Personally, I may have plans for some fictional wyverns I can’t divulge just yet. ;-) For sure I’ve got dragons of all kinds in my books, but no wyverns… yet.

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  1. I’ve only run across one book, ebook actually, featuring a wyvern and had to look up what it was. Should’ve just asked my son, expert on all things dragon. Can’t wait to see your version. ;)

    Comment by Bev(BB) — July 5, 2008 #

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