Hevisaurus

An actual heavy metal band for children. Originating in Finland, the group consists of five members who are all people wearing dinosaur costumes.

The band was created by former Thunderstone drummer Mirka Rantanen who got the idea from attending a children's music concert with his kids, in which he decided to form a children's metal band.

According to the fictional origin story of the band, five dinosaur eggs made from metal survived the mass extinction some 65 million years ago in the mountain of wizards. In the year 2009, witches gathered at the same place. A giant lightning bolt hit the ground and simultaneously created ash and revealed the eggs. From the power of the witches' chants, the eggs exploded and five Hevisaurus' hatched.
Non-metalhead: Metal sucks! It's too satanic and dangerous for children!
Metalhead: Um, you do realize that an actual kids' metal band exists right?
Non-metalhead: Really?
Metalhead: Yep. Hevisaurus (one of the most popular metal bands in Finland).
Non-metalhead: Oh. Well I guess it isn't so bad for them after all.
by Nordicdragon June 28, 2018
mugGet the Hevisaurus mug.

Beowulf's Dragon

The third and final enemy of Beowulf, one of the earliest known works of fiction.A fire drake measuring 50 ft (15 m) long. The dragon guards a lair filled with piles of priceless treasure. Its heavy body blocks daylight from reaching the armor, goblets, jewels, coins, and golden swords it hoards deep in the cave. Whenever someone steals a golden cup from its lair, the dragon rampages through the countryside, burning every home in Geatland and terrifying villagers. Only Beowulf, King of the Geats, can stop the dragon.

Beowulf is armed with a magic sword and has an army to face the dragon. He strikes the dragon with his sword, but the blow glances off the beast's hide. The rest of his army flees but Wiglaf stays to help. He stabs the dragon in a vulnerable place and Beowulf slashes it through the middle, cutting the monster in two and ending its life.
Beowulf's Dragon is the first example of a fire-breathing dragon in literature.
by Nordicdragon June 28, 2018
mugGet the Beowulf's Dragon mug.

Slingshot

A racial slur used to describe Palestinians as they are often stereotyped as using slingshots as weapons.
Is it offensive to call Jesus a slingshot since he was Palestinian?
by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018
mugGet the Slingshot mug.

Dunkleosteus

A prehistoric fish that lived during the late Devonian period. It had thick armor plates of bone over its head and neck for protection.

The teeth of Dunkleosteus were fearsome sharp blades of bone. They could easily slice through the armor of other hard-bodied animals.
Some fossils of Dunkleosteus have bite marks from the teeth of other Dunkleosteus. So these massive fish were probably cannibals.
by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018
mugGet the Dunkleosteus mug.

Heptalogy

A series comprised of seven distinct works.
A heptalogy has seven works. An example of this is Harry Potter which is one of the most famous heptalogies.
by Nordicdragon June 28, 2018
mugGet the Heptalogy mug.

Hans Asperger

An Austrian pediatrician who is best known for discovering Asperger's syndrome (a form of high functioning autism).
Aspergers are named after Hans Asperger.
by Nordicdragon June 28, 2018
mugGet the Hans Asperger mug.