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There is an impressive creature associated with mythology and fantasy that many people love: the dragon. Dragon tattoos are in fact among the most popular tattooing artwork and subject of many discussions, controversies, literature and even games, portrayed in tattoos in many different sizes, colors, styles and shapes. 

Although many people consider dragons fearsome, many others agree with their particular beauty and charm. Although there are several types of dragons, the most popular are Chinese Dragons and Medieval Dragons, ideal for Dragon tattoos. Some of these creatures are sometimes associated with Gothic and Neo-Pagan groups. 

Popular Dragon tattoos include the Germanic and Scandinavian dragons called Lindworm, which supposedly was a very large winged serpent (sometimes wingless) with two or no legs, and closer to a Wyvern, a winged reptilian legendary creature found in medieval heraldry. However, there were also Slavic, Romanian, Welsh, Chuvash and Tatar dragons in Europe during the Middle Age. 

In the Orient, the most renowned dragons are the Chinese lóngs, which have a long, scaled serpentine form often combined with other attributes belonging to different animals. Most Chinese Dragons are wingless, but having different ranks, properties and symbols of power, which are great for Dragon Tattoos. Other popular oriental dragons are the Japanese Ryu, and the Korean Yong, Yo and Kyo 

Other countries are associated with particular representations of Serpentine Gods that probably were formerly dragons. Popular examples are the Mexican Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent Deity or the pre-Columbian era, or the North African Amphisbaena, a two head dragon, one head at the front, and one on the end of its tail, that later moved to Greece, a good idea for Dragon Tattoos. 

However, not all dragons must have an historical or mythological background. When selecting a dragon, your imagination must dictate your preference, and many dragon designs are the fusion of diverse existing dragons, or the personal interpretation of the wearer or the tattooist artwork creating new dragon tattoos every day. 

In general terms, Oriental dragons are colorful, although Chinese are more often associated with white, red and golden. European dragons are usually gray, sepia, dark green or a sort of monochrome patterns that you can easily be filled with your favorite colors at the moment of creating the designs. 

Dragon tattoos can be tattooed alone, in a group or in a sort of tattooing art representing knights’ battles, fairies’ forests or Oriental settings, although many people who prefer Chinese dragons may want the ideogram that represents the name of the dragon, or another good luck symbol tattooed alike. 

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