The Votadini exodus to Wales

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That's pretty much what I thought.If you go along the lines that such creatures are based on fact which has been distorted over many centuries you can find large reptiles in the East.

It's harder to prove that in this case.An entity or unkown force of nature could be represented by any 'local' aminal.But by the Iron Age (if not pre-Bronze age) we are looking at the general acceptance of human like deities like the cultures of mainland europe.These seem to be associated with tribes. General gods(often used for natural events) are shared but tribal gods seem to be linked with 'their' people. So the question is why would they continue to use a older form of life force,if they did.

There just isn't the evidence to say the idea of Dragons being pre-Roman but I'm open to new proof.

But if I ever meet one and survive I'll let you know :wink: