How many claws should a dragon have? Well it depends on where it comes from. In China there were traditionally two kinds of dragon - the three clawed and the five clawed. Only Imperial dragons had five claws and any commoner who was found in possession of a five-clawed dragon would have his head chopped off with great ceremony.
Another Chinese legend tells that all dragons begin with five claws but, as they get further from China, they lose their toes. Consequently Korean dragons have four claws and Japanese only three.
English dragons have completely different feet from Oriental dragons. They are more like cats' feet. Most of Eldritch's plush friends have just three claws. And Eldritch doesn't have any at all! He's too gentle for anything so cruel.
What a fun post for the C Day! Love all the claws and dragons! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!
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oh wow.. u managed to get in a lot of Cs here.. a really fun post.. :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a fun C post, explaining the dragon Claws legends. I think all your dragons are Cute and need to be Cuddled a lot. Give them a hug from me.
ReplyDeletethat's a lot of Cs too :)
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Great idea for the letter C. Your dragons are adorable.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post - always good to learn more about Eldritch and other dragons!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. I never knew there were so many facts about dragon claws.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very clever and original post.
I had no idea dragon claws were this romaniticized. Do love the stuffed ones a whole bunch.
ReplyDeletenever thought about dragon claws before, sily me.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
I'm good as long as those claws are not poking in my skin...
ReplyDeleteYou are a wonderful teacher on dragons... I learning much. Who would have thought a dragon could paint a picture. ((smile))
Ahha ... so the top of the tree is 5 claws!! I love this little friend that you have - Eldritch. Where did the name come from? Sounds a little Welsh perhaps.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post for Wednesday's ABC Time - Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for taking the time
Dxx
ABC Team
Wow, this is something I would never have thought of. Don't you just love the world of bloggers!
ReplyDeleteBetter not get a five clawed dragon then, since I'm only a commoner!
I can honestly say I've never thought about dragon claws until today! Your collection is so cute! I love the blue one.
ReplyDeleteI had to check my husband's tattoo after reading this. Three claws.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. A great post.
Donna ABC - Wednesday
Stellar C post. I'll never again look at a dragon the same way! :)
ReplyDeleteFun post! I didn't know different dragons had different numbers of claws. Does Eldridge know Puff?
ReplyDeleteHello everyone. It's nice to know you are all visiting my mum's blog. She puts lots of dragon stuff into it and sometimes it includes me so it can't be too bad.
ReplyDeleteYou're all very kind about me. To answer a few questions. My name Eldritch means sort of magic and special and that's like me.
I've never met Puff the Magic Dragon but I sing his song sometimes.
Love Eldritch
Clever choice of 'CLAWS' for C! This reminds me of what the descussions must have been like in the early days of animated film. How many fingers should Mickey Mouse have?
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Anna
Anna's C-word