dragonlore

English

Etymology

From dragon +‎ lore.

Noun

dragonlore (uncountable)

1. The lore dealing with dragons.
   • 1974, Paul Screeton, Quicksilver heritage: the mystic leys:

     […] speculations on astrology, astronomy, alchemy, unidentified flying objects, giantlore and dragonlore […]

   • 1982, Roger C. Schlobin, The Aesthetics of fantasy literature and art:

     This form, which was inspired largely by Lord Dunsany in his "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth" and similar writings, combined the ancient materials of The Arabian Nights with chivalric legend and dragonlore of the North.

   • 1993, Joanna Hubbs, Mother Russia: The Feminine Myth in Russian Culture:

     Indeed, the Russian contribution to dragonlore is to be found in the clear connection made between the monster and the witch. The dragon appears to symbolize the winter and underworld nature of Yaga […]

Translations

the lore dealing with dragons