12 legends that prove the whole world is obsessed with dragons

There's a lot more to dragon lore than Game of Thrones

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(Image credit: (HBO))

Long before dragons were busy being the best things in Game of Thrones, the world has been telling tales about them. And guess what: they don't all end in monsters being slain and maidens being rescued.

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