GlobalNomad's Blog – January 2010 Archive (1)

The ancient legends of the Nordic race were often practical warnings, in allegorical form, against the dangers of the world. The destructive power of nature was typically symbolised by predatory animals. The wolf was the more common symbol, but it was the dragon which represented peril on the grand scale. The dragon's favourite victim was the virgin: a fertile woman who represented the source of human life, and the continuation of our species. Just as she indicated how precious our existence… Continue