Literature
Literature is an extrordinarily prevelant part of Pyrrhia's culture. Scrolls are written and read by the majority of the dragon tribes. They are printed with ink on an unconfirmed type of paper (although, it is likely vellum or parchment, as hinted at by Starflight).[1] Dragons are almost always shown writing on scrolls by dipping their claws in ink and scratching the paper.[2] Sometimes dragons use things like reeds to write. For example, in Winter Turning, Moonwatcher is shown using a "long, thin reed" to draw the mountain she saw in Icicle's dream.[3]
In Pantala, books fill in the role of scrolls.
Tribes
It is seen that HiveWings have textbooks, as shown in The Hive Queen and The Lost Continent.
Winter explains that his mother made him memorize stories of dragons attempting the Diamond Trial, revealing that IceWings can, in fact, read.[4] He also mentions IceWing sagas that "told the history of the world".[5]
In The Poison Jungle, Hazel is seen making books.[6]
Pheasant said she was reading about the Prophecy, hinting that MudWings sometimes read scrolls.[7] MudWings are shown to be capable readers once more when Sora is seen reading a scroll in the school library.[8] Queen Moorhen mentions how she has read Queen Coral's scrolls before, giving more evidence of literacy in MudWings.[9]
The NightWings both read and wrote many scrolls, and both Starflight and Mastermind have always been fascinated by them. There used to be an extensive and impressive library in both the Night Kingdom[citation needed] and the lost city of night.[10]
RainWings did not read scrolls and never knew about them or the rest of Pyrrhia until Glory claimed the RainWing throne.[11] Sunny was seen teaching a RainWing dragonet class how to read.[12] and Kinkajou went to a nearby school to get some paper and a blank scroll for Moonwatcher to draw on and record what she saw in Icicle's dream.[13] There is also a very old RainWing scroll in the library in Possibility from an unknown time period.[14]
Thorn, during her time spent as the leader of the Outclaws, had been shown writing wanted posters.[15] Smolder intercepts messages written on scrolls[citation needed]. Sunny, Thorn, and Smolder also went into a room in the SandWing fortress that had many scrolls.[16]
The SeaWings often read scrolls, most of which are written by Queen Coral. Some of her more acclaimed works are pieces such as The Missing Princess, a story based off of the loss of Tsunami's egg, The Tragedy of Orca, a retelling of the challenge proposed by Coral's now-deceased daughter,[citation needed] The Claws of Murder, A Tail of Blood, which are both murder mysteries.[citation needed] Additionally, she has published more scrolls that have yet to be given proper titles. Most of the aforementioned writings are stated by Whirlpool to be required reading in SeaWing schools (regardless of whether or not they are non-fiction).[citation needed] SeaWing scrolls are written with a mixture of squid ink and a whale blood, a mixture concocted by Whirlpool, to make the words permanent and waterproof.[2]
It is known that SilkWings read books.
Peril lied to Scarlet about reading about the Champion's Shield in a scroll, and Queen Scarlet replied, saying, "with claws that burn through paper right when you touch it."[17] They also use scrolls for messaging.[18]
List of Known Scrolls
Named Scrolls
- A Natural History of Unnatural Dragon Abilities — A scroll mentioned by Starflight about dragons' strange abilities.[20]
- Ancient Wars of Pyrrhia — A scroll owned by Darkstalker about old Pyrrhian wars. He used his magic to make the scroll talk in the voice of Truthfinder.[21]
- A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia — The guide of the Pyrrhian dragon tribes, including drawings, descriptions, and basic information.[22]
- A Tail of Blood — A murder mystery by Coral.[23]
- A Wingwatcher's Guide to Dragons - A human scroll on the dragon tribes including drawings, descriptions, and basic information.
- Claws of Murder — A murder mystery by Coral.[23]
- Dangers of the Rainforest — A scroll about the Rainforest Kingdom's dangerous animals and obstacles.[24]
- Darkstalker's scroll — A scroll with Darkstalker's animus powers enchanted into it. It is currently destroyed, though small pieces of it have been torn off before and may still exist.[25]
- Geography of Pyrrhia — A scroll owned by Darkstalker explaining Pyrrhia's geography.[25]
- Goodnight, Moons — A scroll owned by Darkstalker.[25]
- Journeys in the Ice Kingdom — A scroll about the Ice Kingdom.[18]
- Legend of the Hive — A scroll about the first dragons that arrived at Pantala to escape from Pyrrhia.[26]
- Myths of the Lost Continent — A scroll owned by Darkstalker about the myths of the lost continent.[25]
- On the Differences Between Oysters and Clams - A scroll written by Coral about class differences and genetic superiority.[27]
- RainWings: Extermination or Enslavement? — A scroll in Mastermind's lab.[28]
- Tales of the NightWings — A scroll with lots of stories about the NightWings' greatness.[29]
- Ten Little Scavengers (Recipes Included!) — A scroll owned by Darkstalker.[25]
- The Animus Histories — A scroll read by Moonwatcher about animus dragons and their enchanted objects.[30]
- The Missing Princess — An adventure scroll inspired by the disappearance of Tsunami's egg. It is written by Coral[31] and depicts dolphins playing harps,[32] glowing jellyfish, bowing seahorses, and bejeweled lobsters leading the way to the Deep Palace.[33]
- The Royal Lineage of SeaWings, from the Scorching to Present — A scroll about the SeaWing Royal Lineage.[34]
- The Sluglike Qualities of MudWings — A scroll Clay mentions he wanted to burn. It is unknown if this scroll is real or a joke.[35]
- The Tragedy of Orca — Coral's first scroll about her daughter, Orca, and the tragedy of her death.[36]
- War of SandWing Succession — A scroll about the SandWing war.[37]
- Where Are the Dragonets of Destiny — A scroll listing theories about who and where the dragonets of destiny were.[38]
Unnamed Scrolls
- A scroll about a blind dragon that dated back before the Scorching.[39]
- A scroll about electric eels.[40]
- A scroll about Clearsight that Listener wrote about her.[41]
- An educational scroll for very young dragonets, which contains information on the alphabet among other things.[42]
- An old RainWing scroll in the library of Possibility.[14]
- Many scrolls about Queen Coral's greatness.[43]
- A scroll about an insignificant SeaWing gardener named Droplet, who discovered a secret invasion of MudWings and fought them all off before they found the hidden palaces.[44]
- Several school-approved NightWing scrolls.[25]
- A scroll about IceWings.[45]
- A scroll that told stories about the lost continent and the secret tribes of dragons that lived there.[citation needed]
- A scroll about the Scorching. It includes a map of Pyrrhia from over five thousand years ago.[citation needed]
List of Known Books
Named Books
- Book of Clearsight — A book made by Clearsight which mentions possible futures along with a map of the only known travel route between the two continents, which was hidden in the back cover.[47]
- The Architecture of the Hives, Expanded Edition — now with sections on Hydroponics and Silk Bridges! - A book owned by Cadelle. It was the book Cricket was reading the first time she saw a whole Hive Command. It is about the architecture of the hives.[48] Cricket notes that the book was "in love with itself", had long sentences, and was not enjoyable to read.[49]
Unnamed Books
- A book Hazel was making.[6]
- A book that talks about tsetse flies.[50]
- A book that talks about flamesilks in Terrarium Academy's library.[51]
- A book Hazel was reading.[citation needed]
- A book that talks about HiveWing evolution.[52]
- Multiple books that talk about the Temple of Clearsight.
Trivia
- In The Lost Heir, one of the panels shows The Missing Princess, but written differently with dots in some of the letters. This shows an example of dragon letters.[53]
- There are a few mentions of books in Pyrrhia. In Darkness of Dragons, Qibli mentions a catalogue of books in the NightWing library.[54] Also, while Lynx tells Snowfall how she is not agreeable, Lynx mentions reading a book.[55]
Gallery
- Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels
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From The Lost Heir, by Mike Holmes -
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From Moon Rising, by Mike Holmes
References
- ↑ The Dark Secret, page 143
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lost Heir, page 90
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 120
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 8
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 25
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Poison Jungle, page 102
- ↑ The Dark Secret, prologue
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 33
- ↑ The Brightest Night, page 248
- ↑ Talons of Power, page 217-218
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 101
- ↑ The Dark Secret, page 227
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 116
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 237
- ↑ The Brightest Night, page 70
- ↑ The Brightest Night, page 155
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 183
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Moon Rising, page 164
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 48
- ↑ The Dark Secret, page 115
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 146
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 53
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Lost Heir, page 224
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 15
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 Darkstalker, page 139
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, epilogue
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Lost Heir, page 137
- ↑ The Dark Secret (graphic novel), page 150
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 47
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 118
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 91
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 67
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 25
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 76-77
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 61
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 125
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 294
- ↑ The Dark Secret, page 92
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 276
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 257
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 249
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 19
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 181
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Talons of Power, page 2
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 116
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 226
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 284-286
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 1-2
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 2
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 181
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 87
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 83
- ↑ The Lost Heir (graphic novel), page 77
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 236
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 30
