Der Drache vom Siebengebirge - Königswinter, NRW, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 40.651 E 007° 12.016
32U E 372844 N 5615509
Painting of the dragon on an electrical substation near the Drachenfels
Waymark Code: WMWK2K
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 09/14/2017
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The small house of an electrical substation shows a painting of a resting dragon. The picture runs on three sides of the building and was applied on structured plaster.
Several legends surround the Drachenfels, most famously that Siegfried – the hero of the Nibelungenlied – killed the dragon Fafnir, who lived in a cave in the hill, then bathed in its blood to become invulnerable. Hence, the hill is named the "Dragon's Rock", Drachenfels.
Another legend tells of prisoners being sacrificed to a dragon. One of these was a Christian virgin, who, in her fear, held up a little cross. In fear of this holy symbol, the dragon jumped into the Rhine and was never heard from again.
Time Period: Middle Ages
Approximate Date of Epic Period: around the year 1100
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Mural, Painting, Photograph
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