Note 1 — Chapter VII · Dragon Folk-stories
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In western European stories, dragons and gods of fire and water assume the forms of fish, and hide themselves in pools. Loki of Icelandic legend has a salmon form. When the gods pursue him, he hides in Franang’s stream, or “under the waters of a cascade called Franangurfors”.1 After he is caught and bound, Loki is tortured by a serpent. When he twists his body violently, earthquakes are caused. He is closely associated with the “dragon-woman”, and is the father of monsters, including the moon-swallowing wolf-dragon.