... 's own version of these creatures and how they were first found. Two of the biggest known types are the Western Dragon and the Chinese Dragon. The Western Dragon is thick-bodied, long-necked, and covered in scales. It has four legs, two bat-like wings, and has a wedge shaped head. This kind is usually viewed as evil or Satanic, though Vikings use them on ... down it's back. The most famous sea serpent is the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. Wyvern, sometimes also referred to as a ColdDrake, is similar to a Western dragon, except it has two legs and uses it's wings as it's arms. It's usuall...

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... such as Oseberg ship, Gokstad ship is on display at the Vikings ships museum in Norway. The war ships were called longships or dragon ships, because they were long and had a dragon's head carved on the front. The Vikings carve dragon's heads in their ships to scare on their enemies. It must have looked frightening to see a pair of wild eyes and snarling ... birds and could smell if they were near land. Some Vikings used an instrument called a sun-shadow board to help them to navigate. "A traveller without observation is a bird without wings."―Moslih Eddin Saadi8 All Vikings men learne...

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