Worm, wurm or wyrm (Old English: wyrm, Old Norse: ormʀ, ormr, Old High German: wurm), meaning serpent, are archaic terms for dragons (Old English: draca, Old Norse: dreki, Old High German: trahho) in the wider Germanic mythology and folklore, in which they are often portrayed as large venomous snakes and hoarders of gold.

Dec 18, 2024 · ‘Wyrm’ was an english word that would just refer to any large mythical reptile, including the classic dragon. The ‘wyvern’ is a two-legged dragon first used in medieval heraldry, but most of Europe just refers to it as a dragon, along with its four-legged brethren.

Wyrms (alternatively wurms, worms or orms) are serpentine dragons, normally of European origins. The word (derived from the Norse 'ormr') used to mean all dragons (or all dragons known in Europe/European dragons), but in modern use it …

Mythical Attributes: A Wyrm is a type of dragon known for its serpentine shape and often lacks wings or limbs. Role in Mythos: Wyrms typically serve as powerful antagonists in folklore, representing chaos and destruction.

The lindworm (worm meaning snake, see germanic dragon), also spelled lindwyrm or lindwurm, is a mythical creature in Northern, Western and Central European folklore that traditionally has the shape of a giant serpent monster which lives deep in …

In European mythology, a wyrm (also spelt: worm, word in old, middle, and modern English means either: dragon, worm, or serpent, Old Norse: ormr) is often depicted as a snake of considerable size and somehow related to dragons.

Dec 3, 2024 · McConnell’s vivid poem “Worm” brings alive an overlooked and vilified creature: the worm. Through tight, powerful words, the poem creates awe for the humble worm. It illustrates the creative and destructive power the worm deploys in its underground domain. The worm’s never-satisfied hunger devouring the dead matter of life.

Feb 11, 2025 · Mythical creatures similar to dragons that are said to live deep inside mountain caverns, cave wyrms are wingless serpents that often guard buried treasure. Cave wyrms are monsters from European mythology that resemble dragons in many ways, though they can't fly …

Feb 20, 2017 · There are more than twenty folktales from north-east England and Scotland that include the motif of a ‘wyrm’—a huge dragon-like, wingless serpent that terrorizes neighborhoods, sometimes for many years, before being eventually slain (motifs classified in the Aarne-Thompson index as B11.1.3.1, B11.2.1, and B11.11).

Apr 23, 2014 · From earthworms, to snakes, to maggots and aquatic fly larvae, to eels and millipedes – ‘worms’, ‘wyrms’, or ‘serpents’ all occupied the same functional class. In a wider sense it could as a category include all stinging and venomous creatures such as …