Signe's Letter - The Wonderful World of Flemish Folklore

Signe's Letter - The Wonderful World of Flemish Folklore

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The Dragon Slayer of Brussels

The Dragon Slayer of Brussels

The Canonization of a Brute After the Tragic Fate of Two Dragons

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Goriks was a man dragons wished had never been born. Some of us might share this wish with these magnificent beings (granted, they probably didn’t exist, but that’s irrelevant) as the thought of flying around on a fire-spitting winged snake is a dream in itself, and worthy of a song or two, and at the very least one epic poem. But unfortunately, Goriks …

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