Dragon Psyche Probed
New research, revealed today exclusively in Null Hypothesis the Journal of Unlikely Science has shed light on an ancient mystery – why dragons keep princesses locked in castles.
Using a variety of modern research techniques and theories, Johannes Gärtner of the Vienna University of Technology and Lee Di Milia from Central Queensland University, analysed known information about dragon behaviour and society.
What exactly are the motives or rationale for a dragon’s behaviour?
In the past people have often taken the stereotypical view that dragon exist purely to bully princesses and toast knights. Previous literature would have us believe that dragons are simple creatures lacking any real thought patterns.
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Our understanding of dragons is limited and it’s not always easy to understand the benefits of locking up a princess. However, dragons do invest a lot of time guarding buxom beauties which suggests that it is more than just a game.
Could dragons be motivated by obsessive love or passionate hatred for the princess? It seems unlikely, conclude the researchers.
An alternative theory is that dragons are merely the hired heavies for witches and wicked fairies. But if so, and dragons are merely paid employees to guard a princess, why do they need payment?
The authors conclude that most dragons actually entered the princess-guarding business due to limited opportunities elsewhere in the medieval labour market and a surfeit of fame-seeking knights. It’s a dirty job but someone had to do it.
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