The Dragon of the North

The Dragon of the North or Northern Frog () is a monster that is from Estonian stories. It is a giant animal that looks like a mix of a frog and a dragon. In the old stories, it is a monster that destroys the land until a hero comes and fights it.
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The writer Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald made the story famous in 1866. He put it in a book called Old Tales of the Estonian People. 

In 1894, Andrew Lang and Leonora Blanche Lang translated it into English for The Yellow Fairy Book. 

Today, some artists and writers talk about the frog as a helpful character instead of a bad one. People like the writer Andrus Kivirähk and the artist Navitrolla show the frog as a protector of the Estonian language and culture.

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Category:Fictional dragons
Category:Estonian mythology
Category:Estonian fairy tales
Category:Fairy tales about shapeshifting
Category:Dragons in fairy tales
Category:Fairy tales about language
Category:Fairy tales about talking animals
Category:Fairy tales about wizards
Category:Witchcraft in fairy tales
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