THE SHOP
Printable dragon lore packs and the reading-shelf picks from this notebook, in one place. Start with the free sample and the free texts if you would rather not buy anything.
PRINTABLES
Dragon legends from Britain and the world retold in our own words from Nennius, the Golden Legend, Henderson, Beowulf and the Volsunga saga, always labelled history, literature or tradition. Every pack comes in A4 and US Letter, with answer keys, notes for adults and a sources page. Sold as instant PDF downloads from the ReallyByte store.
A free 7-page sample (cover and credits included): Vortigern’s dragons retold, with questions, a colouring page, a legend-or-history sort and an answer key. No sign-up.
A4 PDF (594 KB)US Letter PDF (594 KB)
Sort real records from dragon story: evidence cards and a sorting mat, a who-wrote-it match, timeline cards, two case files (St George and the red dragon of Wales), a quiz, a certificate and answer keys.
Six dragon stories retold in our own words from Nennius, the Golden Legend, Henderson’s 1879 folklore notes, Beowulf and the Volsunga saga, each with comprehension questions, a word bank and answer keys.
Twelve cut-out cards of heroes and dragons, each showing the old books, poems or sagas it comes from and two labelled facts, with three games (Who Am I?, pair them up, make your own), blank cards and an answer key.
Six colouring pages made from public-domain dragon pictures, each with a labelled line about the story, plus a word search, a maze, a code breaker, a design-a-banner page and an answer key.
Six posters: the dragon timeline, legend or history?, dragon places, dragons around the world, the red dragon of Wales and how heralds draw dragons, each clearly labelled.
Two quiz rounds, a crossword, a word search, a true-or-false round and a which-came-first timeline puzzle, all drawn from the checked facts on this site, with answer keys and a certificate.
All six packs plus a bundle guide, in A4 and US Letter, in one download.
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READING SHELF
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The poem has been translated many times, in verse and in prose. Check whether an edition prints the Old English alongside, and whether it has notes on the dragon episode.
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Read the relevant notebook ↗Collections of English and Border folk tales often include the Lambton Worm and the Laidly Worm. Check whether the collector names their sources.
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Read the relevant notebook ↗For older readers who want to tell a wyvern from a cockatrice. Look for clear drawings and a glossary.
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