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The Dragonslayer: Folktale Classification, Memetics, And Cataloguing, Alex Mayhew
The Dragonslayer: Folktale Classification, Memetics, And Cataloguing, Alex Mayhew
Proceedings from the Document Academy
Tales of great heroes overcoming great monsters have been a part of storytelling since time immemorial. Some of these tales follow recurring patterns, and one such pattern is that of ‘The Dragonslayer.’ From tales of Tristan and Iseult and Saint George and the Dragon, to the confrontation with the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit, ‘The Dragonslayer’ has been an enduring example of a recurring pattern in storytelling.
Different knowledge organization systems seek to arrange and connect texts and their recurring patterns in different ways. Folklorists look for recurring motifs and some wiki editors look for common tropes in …