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Dragons were usually seen as a power of evil, and the slaying of a dragon the crowning achievement of heroes. Siegfried, Siegmund, Beowulf, Arthur, Tristram, and even Lancelot the "beau Ideal" of Medieval chivalry were all dragon slayers... Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur had a vision of a dragon that was considered a mighty omen. Uther began a tradition of using their war like and terrible effigies as standards, carrying them into battle to "strike fear into the hearts of the heathen."
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