May Prompt: Flying Ships of Yore

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Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
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May Prompt: Flying Ships of Yore

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We have so many different kinds of transportation in all kinds of various books.

With our Harry Potter books, we have Harry, himself, flying on a hippogriff. We've another example in the HP books, that of Beauxbaton's carriage pulled by the Abraxan horses. And, of course, we have broomsticks! Zooming along on a Comet 260 is fun, right? When we branch out to different kinds of transportation written about by other authors and in other books, what about airships of steampunk lore? That flying ship which gathered up lightning in Stardust (by Neil Gaiman) is incredible. :)

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, by Roald Dahl, continues the story of young Charlie Bucket (written about in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and chocolatier Willy Wonka. They have many adventures in the flying Great Glass Elevator.

What is one of your favourite fictional modes of transportation? What book, or books, do you find it in? If different authors use the same general style transportation, are there variations on a theme in how it is used, or do the authors pretty much write it as if there is just one main way of using it?

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Re: May Prompt: Flying Ships of Yore

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My favorite mode of transportation is definitely a dragon. So many books have the theme of dragons being used as a mode of transport. While any of the characters in the Harry Potter books and the wizarding world in general would recommend not trying to ride these ferocious XXXXX beasts as they are untameable, the theme of actually riding a dragon has been explored in several books and artworks as well. One great example and my favorite example is that of Daenerys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones books. She is the mother of 3 dragons and she helps them hatch. While dragons are still untameable in whatever story we are reading, they definitely are the most majestic form of transport to ride.
Another common mode of transport that I have seen commonly explored in different books, especially fairytales and fantasy dramas is the flying horse or winged horse. While the Abraxan horses in the wizarding world are certainly intriguing, flying horses are a very common theme in most fictional and fairytale stories. In fact, I have rarely read one that does not involve a flying creature of some kind, but in most cases it is a flying horse. The thought of soaring through the sky on the back of a living and breathing creature is after all, certainly intriguing.



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