Yongssaum
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". Dragon Fight or Yongssaum unfolds the tale of a man who was requested by a dragon that lived in the tarn to help in a dragon fight, and in exchange to aiding the dragon's victory, was given a wide meadowland. The premature remaining of this tale is the "Tale of Dojo" (grandfather of Joseon's Founder Yi Seong-gye) inserted in Yongbieocheonga (song of Dragons Flying to Heaven). Other versions add the saga of Jeokji and Gonggeomji in Donggukyeojiseungnam (augmented survey of the geography of the eastern kingdom); and the myth of Yi Bu-pyeong in Joseoneupji (village records of Joseon) alike to the "Yugeumi Plain" saga. The basic chronicle of this "man in dragon's fight "type tale personifies the heroism correlated with collective interest and aspiration for nature. And the dragon, which is in a requited relationship with humans, has attributes of the wealth god, agriculture and abundance, and the other dragons which are aggressive, catastrophic power of nature. The two opposing dragons symbolizes uncertainty of force of nature. Human actions that intercede here brings abundance and welfare by saving the dragon of abundance and killing the dragon of cataclysm.[1]
Influence[edit]
Different endings are given to the story, and it is roughly divided into the type that succeeds in helping the dragon fight and gains luck, and the type that fails and is defeated. There is the story of a person who intervenes in a dragon fight and accidentally overcame the opponent, and the person dies, or the family is destroyed. The means to defeat dragons appear in various ways, such as bows, swords, and shouting. In most cases, the two dragons fight over the authority of the nail keeper or ascension, but there are also cases where two dragons, who are wives, fight over the husband dragon, as in the case of Gonggeomji in Yangjeong-ri, Gonggeom-myeon, Sangju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is a mutation resulting from the fading of the mythical meaning that the beings involved in the fight gradually change from heroic beings such as grandfathers, surnames, and Myeonggung of the founding fathers to rich people and servants.[2]
Plot[edit]
The legend" Yongssaum" narrates the story of a man who was asked by a dragon that lived in a pond to help in a dragon fight, and in return for assisting the dragon's victory, was given a wide plain. The earliest remaining record of this legend is the" Tale of Dojo (grandfather of Joseon's founder Yi Seong-gye), included in Yongbieocheonga (Songs of Dragons Flying to Heaven). Other versions include the legends of Jeokji and Gonggeomji in Donggukyeojiseungnam (Augmented Survey of the Geography of the Eastern Kingdom); and the story of Yi Bu-pyeong in Joseoneupji (Village Records of Joseon), similar to the" Yugeumi Plain" tale.[3]
Variation in narrative[edit]
The narrative is transmitted around the country in different variations, the plot shifting according to the result of the protagonist's engaging in the dragon battle, divided largely into the plot where he is rewarded with good fortune, and one where he fails, and the battles are lost. In" Tale of Dojo," in Yongbieocheonga, Dojo shoots Black Dragon (Heungnyong) at the request of White Dragon (Baengnyong), who predicts that Dojo's descendents will achieve great success, which later materializes as his grandson Yi Seong-gye's founding of the kingdom of Joseon. The progenitor of the Cheongju Han clan also assists a dragon in a fight and acquires a plain, where he starts the village Daemeori in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. An example of the type that ends in failure is the legend of Yongdang Pond, transmitted in the village of Wongu in Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province, in which the protagonist makes a mistake that results in the victory of the opponent dragon, and ends in his death and the fall of his family. Variations are also observed in the protagonist's means of battle, including arrow, sword, and shouting. The two dragons generally battle over the pond or to qualify for heavenly ascension, but in some variations, including the tale of the pond Gonggeomji from Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, a wife dragon and a concubine dragon fight over the husband dragon.[4]
Importance[edit]
The fact that the land was given by dragons is a reflection of the folk belief that dragons were worshipped as gods of agriculture. On the other hand, through the aspect of the relationship between dragons and humans, it is possible to read folk thoughts on the relationship between gods and humans. In the story, God does not have an absolute superiority, nor is he a being who makes a one-sided gift to humans. This relationship between the gods of mutual gift or mutual benefit is also consistent with the principle of ritual communication through sacrifice. In addition, the symbol of Dragon Fight has material value that can elucidate an important part of our culture in that it is also connected with the fights of gods in many myths or the structure of many folk games that take the structure of battles.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1967-, 이동철, 李東哲 (2005). 한국 용설화의 역사적 전개. 민속원. ISBN 89-5638-290-5. OCLC 1077649545. Search this book on
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 김, 진형 (2009). 현장론적 화소체계에 따른 '용 싸움에 끼어든 도조(度祖)' 유형 설화의 구조분석. 비교민속학38. pp. 351–386. Search this book on
- ↑ 江, 祖凡; 李, 太丰 (1980-07-01). "九江地区积云冰晶化高度与温度". Chinese Science Bulletin. 25 (14): 643–644. doi:10.1360/csb1980-25-14-643. ISSN 0023-074X.
- ↑ Yong, kŭ sinhwa wa munhwa. Han'guk p'yŏn. Yŏng-dae Sŏ, Hwa-sŏp Song, 서 영대., 송 화섭 (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul: Minsogwŏn. 2002. ISBN 89-5638-022-8. OCLC 55997856. Search this book on
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