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 Fire Breathing Dragon - Armstrong, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 50° 29.397 W 119° 08.207
11U E 348431 N 5595288
Midway between Armstrong and Enderby on Highway 97 is the "Log Barn 1912", a touristy place which specializes in old-fashioned mennonite sausage, cheese, butter crust pies, jam and jellies. Outside is an eclectic variety of attractions.
Waymark Code: WMNBF9
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/06/2015
Views: 2
Arrayed in front of the main building at the Log Barn are several dinosaurs and amongst them is a single dragon. The mythology of dragons has been, in recent times, reduced to two general types, the Chinese, or far eastern, dragon and the European dragon. Chinese dragons have, through the ages, been considered to be benevolent creatures, while European dragons are the villains of myth, the fire breathers. Of the two, European dragons are more often winged, while Chinese dragons are more often seen as serpentine, legless creatures.
Our dragon, a hideous fire breather, is the dragon of myth which the knight in shining armour was obliged to slay in order to win the hand of the fair maiden. Given his size, we'd have to add that this dragon is likely an immature example oh his species, not yet fully grown to his ultimate, serf scaring size.
Time Period: Middle Ages
Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1000 to 1500 AD
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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