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    shoulders, suggesting legs, wings or both, and is referred to as both a dreki and an ormr. Similarly, the dragon in Beowulf is referred to as both a wyrm...
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    Longship (section Dreki)
    " The earliest mentioned dreki was the ship of unstated size owned by Harald Fairhair in the tenth century. The first dreki ship whose size was mentioned...
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    named Gnitaheath, where he becomes a worm or dragon (Old Norse: ormr or dreki). Fáfnir's brother Regin forges a sword for Sigurð and convinces him to...
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    exploration and production in a region northeast of Iceland, known as the Dreki area. Three exploration licences were awarded but all were subsequently...
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    saga viðfǫrla. Here it is actually said to be an extremely large dragon (dreki). See Olson, Emil, ed. Yngvars saga viðfǫrla Jämte ett bihang om Ingvarsinskrifterna...
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    the eagle or griffin (Gammur) protects northeastern Iceland, the dragon (Dreki) protects the southeastern part, and the rock-giant (Bergrisi) is the protector...
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    popular tourist destination. There are two mountain huts and a campsite at Dreki [ˈtrɛːcɪ], by Drekagil, which is about 100 km (62 mi) by a 4x4 F-road, from...
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  • Björnsson's edition Bellows' translation Dronke's translation Þar kømr inn dimmi dreki fljúgandi, naðr fránn, neðan frá Niðafjöllum. Berr sér í fjöðrum —flýgr...
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    hydrocarbon exploration. Licenses in the southern part, known as the northern Dreki area, have been offered by the National Energy Authority for the Icelandic...
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  • interchangeably with the Greek borrowing "dragon" (OE: draca, OHG: trahho, ON: dreki). In China and especially in Indochina, the Indian serpent nāga was equated...
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    of it is a gorge called the Drachenschlucht (Isl. Drekagil). There is a Dreki hut belonging to the Akureyri hiking club. This hiking club also runs the...
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    Various No Various Several Drakes, Wyverns and dragon-like Lindwyrms and Dreki appear in the game. Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter Icasaracht European No...
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  • 0600 by the 110th Infantry Division, which captured Bardino, Sopki, and Dreki, "and enemy sub-machine gunners penetrated into Slonovo, but measures are...
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  • the Icelandic Continental Shelf, in particular initially to the northern Dreki Area to assist with licensing round promotion http://www.os.is http://www...
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    permitted on a ship. Large longships from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries—dreki (plural for drekar)—belonged to the king only. It is possible that the right...
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  • Athanatos”, opera in 6 scenes, libretto by Franz Knappik, idea by Andreas Drekis 2013 ”Der BabelƨTurm” for soprano and chamber ensemble, lyrics by Saadi...
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    allowed them to obtain a license to explore for oil and gas within the Dreki region of the North Atlantic. CNOOC had the majority ownership of the project...
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