I’m not coming up with a cryptid or fearsome critter. This’ll be interesting.
Are you the reindeer Donner?
kitap, I am not.
D.
- fictional
- only name starts with D
- sex unknown
- not from the US
- not originally from a work of prose fiction
- created before 1900
- kinda sorta from oral tradition or mythology
- not from a work of European origin
- not human
- created after 1700
- not from a work of Asian origin
- animal
- not from a work of Canadian origin
- created after 1800
- kinda sorta from a folk tale or fairy tale
- not a cat or dog
- from a work originating in the U.S.
- mammal
- created before 1850
- not the protagonist
- not from the South
- not a bird
- not from a song
- not entirely a real type of animal
- name is not species
Hmmm…It’s not Donner, but Donner seems to fit all the categories…
Final DQ: from a poem?
There are two other ‘D’ reindeer in that 1823 poem. I’ll hold my final DQ to see whether or not it’s from a poem.
D.
- fictional
- only name starts with D
- sex unknown
- not from the US
- not originally from a work of prose fiction
- created before 1900
- kinda sorta from oral tradition or mythology
- not from a work of European origin
- not human
- created after 1700
- not from a work of Asian origin
- animal
- not from a work of Canadian origin
- created after 1800
- kinda sorta from a folk tale or fairy tale
- not a cat or dog
- from a work originating in the U.S.
- mammal
- created before 1850
- not the protagonist
- not from the South
- not a bird
- not from a song
- not entirely a real type of animal
- from a poem
I don’ think “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” was written before 1850, but what the heck…
Reserved DQ: Are you Dasher?
And if that doesn’t do it –
Final DQ: Are you Dancer?
Where’ve you been hiding, SCAdian?
Yes, I am
Dasher
One of Santa’s magical reindeer from the 1823 poem: A Visit from St. Nicholas - Wikipedia
Well done!
Yay, SCA! and good community effort everyone.
Maybe start a March thread next, SCAdian?
'Tis here: Botticelli -- Mar 2021