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* [[USS Firedrake (AE-14)]] was a ship of the [[United States Navy]]. |
* [[USS Firedrake (AE-14)]] was a ship of the [[United States Navy]]. |
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* ''Firedrake'' is also a "F" Class Fleet Destroyer in the [[British Royal Navy]]; the 7th RN with that name. |
* ''Firedrake'' is also a "F" Class Fleet Destroyer in the [[British Royal Navy]]; the 7th RN with that name. |
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* ''Firedrake'' is a 2002 fantasy book by [[Ann Ewan]]. |
* ''Firedrake'' is a 2002 fantasy book by [[Ann Ewan]]. |
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* ''Firedrake'' is also a 1982 fantasy book by [[John D.Hederman]]. |
* ''Firedrake'' is also a 1982 fantasy book by [[John D.Hederman]]. |
Revision as of 06:14, 10 December 2007
Firedrake, in Teutonic mythology, is a fire-breathing reptilian creature, occasionally winged. It is much like the dragon.
In modern fantasy, "firedrake" is widely used for any fire-breathing dragon. From this usage, various other terms have been formed, such as "icedrake" for an ice-breathing dragon, and "shadowdrake" for a dragon that controls darkness.
'Firedrake', aka Firedragon is also the name given by ham radio enthusiasts to Communist Chinese electronic jamming of various out-of-country shortwave broadcasts directed to the People's Republic of China from Hainan Island and other transmitters in the PRC, usually in the form of continuously-played, traditional Chinese music. The Chinese shortwave transmitters appear to be fed the Firedrake music via a digital audio link on the Chinasat 6B satellite. A Windows Media Audio sample of the Firedrake signal is available at www.satdirectory.com. [1].
Firedrake is the name of a comic book character created by Alan Moore in the series Miracleman.
See also
- USS Firedrake (AE-14) was a ship of the United States Navy.
- Firedrake is also a "F" Class Fleet Destroyer in the British Royal Navy; the 7th RN ship with that name [2].
- Firedrake is a 2002 fantasy book by Ann Ewan.
- Firedrake is also a 1982 fantasy book by John D.Hederman.
- The Firedrake is also a 1965 book by Cecelia Holland