Different Kinds of Dragons

Dragons are fantasy creatures, and everyone thinks about them differently. This article tries to come as close as possible to grouping the dragons, but they are fantasy creatures, so you may group them differently.

Nordic Dragons
Nordic Dragons are what most people think of of when being told the word dragon. This type of dragon is often portrayed in Nordic/English culture and ancient tales. Tales of a large, scaly beast with four legs and a pair of wings. They are usually seen as evil, hoarding treasure and maidens, attacking villages and raiding gold. Of course, not all dragons are bad. Today in the modern world there are many Nordic Dragons that are not evil. For example, Toothless (franchise) from How to Train Your Dragon is absolutely adorable, and the dragon from Pete's dragon is a kind and loving friend.

Wyverns
Wyverns are a type of Nordic Dragon that only have four limbs instead of six. These dragons usually have two legs and two wings, but some have adapted their wings as makeshift arms. For examples, there is the Monsterous Nightmare from How to Train Your Dragon which uses this trait.

Chinese Dragons
Chinese dragons are long serpentine creatures depicted as divine and godly. They are a symbol of power, strength, and good luck. Chinese Emperors had dragons all over their robes and thrones to symbolize their great strength. Chinese dragons are opposite to European dragons which are evil, Chinese dragons are good. They can control both water and fire and fly without wings.

Drakes
Drakes are dragons without wings, but they still possess the same body structure of Nordic Dragons except for the fact that traditional dragons have a longer neck and throat. They are still known to breath fire.

Many people believe the drake is a type of Wyvern.

Wyrm
A wyrm is usually a giant snake with a dragon's head on top.