-
describes the
encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily
dragon named Chrysophylax, and how
Giles manages to use
these to rise from
humble beginnings to...
- writings. Another,
Chrysophylax Dives,
appears in
Farmer Giles of Ham, a
story separate from the Middle-earth corpus.
Chrysophylax is a fire-breathing...
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based on Mercia, the part of
England where Tolkien grew up. This dragon,
Chrysophylax,
though mostly hostile,
eventually helps Giles found a
realm of his own...
-
knight who
guards the Holy Grail.
Works by
Tolkien feature Smaug and
Chrysophylax, both treasure-guarding dragons.: 45–46 The
Dragons of
Earthsea in Ursula...
- Riches") Dives, 'the rich man' in the
parable of the rich man and
Lazarus Chrysophylax Dives, "Goldward the Rich," the
dragon in
Farmer Giles of Ham
Lewis Dives...
- Wyrm, he was a long
sepentine red dragon. Rode by
Daemon Targaryen.
Chrysophylax Dives Farmer Giles of Ham
Tolkien A wily
dragon who
loses a
battle of...
-
abusive animal masters. J. R. R. Tolkien,
Farmer Giles of Ham (1949):
Chrysophylax Dives.
Robert A. Heinlein,
Between Planets (1951): the
sentient inhabitants...
-
Oakley is the
first village ravaged (and its
parson eaten) by the
dragon Chrysophylax Dives. ("Ham" is Thame, Oxfordshire, 6
miles (10 km) away).
Edward Brooks...
