The Laidly Worm

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A knight holds in his arms a young woman whose head emerges from the body of a lifeless dragon

Childe Wynd thrice kisses the Laidly Worm and rescues his sister the Princess Margaret.

(P. 195.)

Artist

Name:: Batten, John Dickson
Dates:: 1860-1932
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Toronto Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: English folk and fairy tales
Author:: Jacobs, Joseph
Publisher:: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, n.d.
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A knight in armor holds in his arms a young woman whose head emerges from the scaly body of a lifeless dragon, its tongue dangling and its eyes rolled upward.

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