Zephyr Fate Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 Just to clear up something: Wyverns are generally like dragons but their arms are their wings..whereas dragons have 4 legs AND wings. So wyverns are more like bird-lizards than dragons are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theadrick Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Just to clear up something: Wyverns are generally like dragons but their arms are their wings..whereas dragons have 4 legs AND wings. So wyverns are more like bird-lizards than dragons are. Yea... World of Warcraft aside, Wyverns are generally portrayed as a smallish dragon like creature with two legs, and wings ending in the remains of a claw. In many cases wyverns also have a tail ending in a barbed poisoned stinger. Dragons are in fact four legged as stated. Some of the best illustrations of Martin's dragons can be found in the Hedge Knight graphic novel, where they are portrayed as such... the classic fantasy dragon in the tradition of Smaug for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowbinding shoe Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Where were the wyverns mentioned in SoIaF? I don't remember hearing about them in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 George first mentioned them in a conversation. They'll be mentioned in ADwD, unless things have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjen Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 There is one mention of a wyvern on the first page of the Prologue in CoK, though the reference is to one of the gargoyles on the walls of Dragonstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 True, but prior to GRRM's remarks there was no evidence they were actual creatures, rather than fanciful ones (the same with unicorns, which weren't rumored to really exist until AFfC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCloskey Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Just to clear up something: Wyverns are generally like dragons but their arms are their wings..whereas dragons have 4 legs AND wings. So wyverns are more like bird-lizards than dragons are. Since Martin's dragons have only two legs and wings, what then is the difference between them and a wyvern besides size? I eagerly await some more info in ADWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjen Stark Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Is there any plan to detail the basilisks? I sort of assumed that they were one of Komodo dragons, dinosaurs, another cousin to the dragons, or crocodilians. We have enough info to say that they could easily kill a dog in a fighting pit, but not much more. Might go along with the dragons, wyverns, and firewyrms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branfangd Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Just to clear up something: Wyverns are generally like dragons but their arms are their wings..whereas dragons have 4 legs AND wings. So wyverns are more like bird-lizards than dragons are. You Just discribed George's Dragons didn't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andhaira Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Wait, the Hedge Knight did not have any true dragons?Only the ones of the targ banners! Unles Iam forgetting something... Oh and when is this book coming out? I dfoubt geroge has the time to work on it if its not yet finished... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venardhi Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Wyverns could work and still be distinctive if they're portrayed as a sort of mamalian equivalent to the more saurian dragons. More like giant bats than mini dragons, or at least somewhere in between. I trust Martin's creativity on this one not to just give us mini-dragons. Oh, and here is how I always pictured the manticore beetle (quick photoshop sketch): The Manticore You can always differentiate the beetle from the beast itself and have both in the book if Martin confirms that manticores do in fact exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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