dragons in medieval Japanese culture by Lucian Masciarelli https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo en-us 2022-06-02 17:33:05 UTC 2022-06-09 17:44:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Animals in Japanese Folklore lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2209262409 Japanese people viewed medieval dragons and serpents and how they were portrayed in text.The dragon is a powerful symbol in Japan. It is a combination of a snake’s body, a fish’s scales, and an eagle’s talons.detailed sculptures with bendable limbs were made from hard, forged metal. The people who created these sculptures also made the armor for the samurai.


]]> 2022-06-02 17:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2209262409 dragon mythology in different countries lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2209266797 This article explains how Japanese people viewed medieval dragons and serpents and how they were portrayed in text. Almost all of the connections of dragons come from India, China, and japan. Their stories come from ancient texts from both Hinduism and Buddhism. Though not all dragons from these countries are the same, in art works for instance, a Japanese dragon looks more like a serpent without wings while the Chinese or Indian dragon did have wings. Japanese dragons also had scales like lizards, which the other two did not seem to have. Japanese dragons are more like the water snakes rather than giant fire breathing dragons that are in most movies.


]]> 2022-06-02 17:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2209266797 dragons are dinosaurs? lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2210401932 This article explains how medieval Japanese people discovered dinosaur bones and mistook them for dragons. Back in medieval Japan dinosaur bones were discovered and mistaken for dragons, it is speculated that the mislabeled fossil could have been of a stegosaurus for its spiked tail and large backplating.


]]> 2022-06-03 17:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2210401932 paintings depicting dragons lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2210408926 This article explains how Japanese people viewed medieval dragons and serpents and how they were portrayed in art. Various pictures and paintings depict dragons.The dragons were all long and serpent like. Most wings were very small and behind the shoulders except for one. The heads are whiskered and often bearded. Some dragons appear to be human shapeshifters. They seem to be associated with nature and lots of water symbolism. 


]]> 2022-06-03 17:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2210408926 Chinese dragons influencing japan lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2210411446 These articles explain how Japanese and Chinese people viewed medieval dragons and serpents and how they were portrayed in art. Japanese and Chinese dragons were depicted as long scaly serpents with four legs, two of which could have also been arms. A lot of the depictions of these dragons had facial hair such as beards, whiskers and bushy eyebrows. Most of the dragon paintings and texts have had some relationship to water or other natural forces such as mountains or the sky. There are legends of some dragons being human shapeshifters and changing forms at the water's edge.


]]> 2022-06-03 17:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2210411446 Research Question: How did dragons influence medieval Japanese culture? lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2216565598 You should care because you will better understand the cultural heritage and values of the Japanese people.]]> 2022-06-09 17:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2216565598 Thesis: Dragons were worshipped as gods and influenced most of medieval Japanese culture, such as there architecture, art, literature and fashion. lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2216577529 1. Japanese dragons have a lot of association with water and the ocean
2. There are legends of some dragons being human shapeshifters  
3. Some Japanese dragons are combinations of sacred meaningful creatures
4. The stegosaurus could have been the culprit for mistaken fossils thought to be dragons.
5. Japan originally got the idea of dragons from other countries like China or India  ]]> 2022-06-09 17:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2216577529 citations / bibliography lmasciar23 https://padlet.com/lmasciar23/ibdbs1epa88eauzo/wish/2216579812

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