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Do not use warcraft lore as a means to explain historical facts, that's even more stupid that claiming that dinosaurs was the creation of dragons.
Dragons are legendary creatures, typically with serpentine or otherwise reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures.
There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other Asian countries. The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries.
Get it? You can clearly not explain the creation of the dragons using warcraft lore, you can not say that dragons were created by birds because the English word "dragon" derives from Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake", which probably comes from the verb δρακεῖν (drakeîn) "to see clearly". Medieval dragons in europe was created by giving lizards batlike features, batlike feeding patterns and would typically be told around campfires to scare children not to run out into the forests during the nights.
For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindworm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafnir
As time passed, the monstrosity increased, they gave the dragons more teeth, made it bigger. They also gave it the ability to "stand up" like a bear which curved its spine slightly since it primary means of attack was fire. The long neck that curved upwards at the top, with a head that would tilt downwards. They have changed slightly with time, but the general recipie is the same. This is the modern dragons used in most games. The dragon with roots in the north paganism religion, the religion known as Asatro. So is the old gods btw, the maelstrom is derived from the swedish word "malström". referring to a huge grinding current, that has been said to swallow ships. Most of the modern fantasy genres has drawn their inspiration from Asatro and the culture that goes with it. e.i Trolls, Elves, Orcs ect.
Which is why I ignored the other cultures that explained their creation in other ways. All share the common trait of a serpent however.
Dragons are legendary creatures, typically with serpentine or otherwise reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures.
There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other Asian countries. The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries.
Get it? You can clearly not explain the creation of the dragons using warcraft lore, you can not say that dragons were created by birds because the English word "dragon" derives from Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake", which probably comes from the verb δρακεῖν (drakeîn) "to see clearly". Medieval dragons in europe was created by giving lizards batlike features, batlike feeding patterns and would typically be told around campfires to scare children not to run out into the forests during the nights.
For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindworm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafnir
As time passed, the monstrosity increased, they gave the dragons more teeth, made it bigger. They also gave it the ability to "stand up" like a bear which curved its spine slightly since it primary means of attack was fire. The long neck that curved upwards at the top, with a head that would tilt downwards. They have changed slightly with time, but the general recipie is the same. This is the modern dragons used in most games. The dragon with roots in the north paganism religion, the religion known as Asatro. So is the old gods btw, the maelstrom is derived from the swedish word "malström". referring to a huge grinding current, that has been said to swallow ships. Most of the modern fantasy genres has drawn their inspiration from Asatro and the culture that goes with it. e.i Trolls, Elves, Orcs ect.
Which is why I ignored the other cultures that explained their creation in other ways. All share the common trait of a serpent however.
Iam a cryptozoologist aned damn many cryptozoologist argue about "what exactly is a dragon?" Its totaly same as here 
