Of snakes and dragons

[Astrid Wootton]

No: HPFGUIDX 85274

Carol says:
While I don't want to speculate on a possible dragon ancestor for
Harry, which seems to me to be getting a little far afield, I want to
mention that, yes, there's a connection between snakes and dragons.
Tolkien, who was influenced by Norse and Icelandic mythology, refers
somewhere to a dragon called Scatha the Worm, with "Worm" meaning
Snake. (Presumably Scatha slithers rather than flies, a wingless, 
snakelike dragon.)  >>>>>>>


CS Lewis has written a poem ŒThe Dragon Speaks¹ in which the relationship
between between worm and dragon are spelt out. Here is the 3rd stanza:

Often I wish I had not eaten my wife
(Though worm grows not to dragon till he eats worm).
She could have helped me, watch and watch about,
Guarding the gold; the gold would have been safer.
I could uncoil my tired body and take
Sometimes a little sleep while she was watching.

If anyone wants the whole poem * 6 stanzas* I shall be happy to send it.

Astrid


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