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The Wyvern of Wye was a Wyvern from near the River Wye that terrorised the West Country sometime during the lifetime of King Arthur.[1]

Biography[]

Sir Cadogan, one of the Knights of the Round Table, bravely engaged the creature in combat. The Wyvern, however, was too strong for Cadogan, and it managed to eat Cadogan's horse, break his wand, and melt his sword and visor with fire, however Cadogan himself managed to get away before he was killed.[1]

Cadogan and the Wyvern then had a second, shorter encounter after Cadogan managed to procure another mount, an overweight pony that was grazing in a nearby meadow. The Wyvern bent its head to try to gobble up the knight and his new steed, but Cadogan's damaged, misfiring wand stabbed the Wyvern's tongue and ignited the fumes from its stomach, causing the beast to explode.[1]

During the late 19th century, the statue of a Wyvern in the Middle Courtyard was claimed to represent the Wyvern of Wye, although the Wizard's Field Guide stated that this wasn't the case and was most likely a rumour started by the portrait of Sir Cadogan.[2]

Etymology[]

"Wyvern" is a heraldic term for a winged two-legged dragon with a barbed tail.[3]

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