Tuesday 3 August 2010

C is for Claws



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.

19 comments:

  1. What a fun post for the C Day! Love all the claws and dragons! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. oh wow.. u managed to get in a lot of Cs here.. a really fun post.. :)

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  3. That 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.

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  4. Great idea for the letter C. Your dragons are adorable.

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  5. Interesting post - always good to learn more about Eldritch and other dragons!

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  6. How interesting. I never knew there were so many facts about dragon claws.
    This is a very clever and original post.

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  7. I had no idea dragon claws were this romaniticized. Do love the stuffed ones a whole bunch.

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  8. never thought about dragon claws before, sily me.

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  9. I'm good as long as those claws are not poking in my skin...

    You are a wonderful teacher on dragons... I learning much. Who would have thought a dragon could paint a picture. ((smile))

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  10. 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.

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  11. What a fun post for Wednesday's ABC Time - Great stuff!

    Thanks so much for taking the time

    Dxx
    ABC Team

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  12. Wow, this is something I would never have thought of. Don't you just love the world of bloggers!

    Better not get a five clawed dragon then, since I'm only a commoner!

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  13. I can honestly say I've never thought about dragon claws until today! Your collection is so cute! I love the blue one.

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  14. I had to check my husband's tattoo after reading this. Three claws.
    Thanks for the info. A great post.

    Donna ABC - Wednesday

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  15. Stellar C post. I'll never again look at a dragon the same way! :)

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  16. Fun post! I didn't know different dragons had different numbers of claws. Does Eldridge know Puff?

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  17. Hello 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.

    You'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

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  18. 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?
    Best wishes,
    Anna
    Anna's C-word

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