History Main / HereThereBeDragons

* ''{{XKCD}}'' [[http://xkcd.com/256/ Map of Online Communities]] "Here be [[FurryFandom anthromorphic dragons]]"

* In a sense the Universe runs in this trope. It's so inmense that, despite we've send probes to all the planets of the Solar System and the extensive surveys done with telescopes, can be considered uncharted -to give one example in our Solar System, it's still unclear if the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud Oort cloud]] exists or not-. We may know many stars have planets, but until the day we can go to that planets (if that day arrives) it's impossible to know what could be waiting for us there. Same to a larguer extent for the other ''hundreds of billions'' of stars that compose our galaxy.
* Other astronomical example could be the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_Avoidance Zone of Avoidance]] of the Milky Way, at least until became possible to study that area of the sky with in other wavelenghts (infrared, radio, X-Ray...) that weren't those of the visible light.

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* Other astronomical example could be the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone of Avoidance Zone of Avoidance]] of the Milky Way, at least until became possible to study that area of the sky with in other wavelenghts (infrared, radio, X-Ray...) that weren't those of the visible light.

* Other astronomical example could be the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone of Avoidance Zone of Avoidance]] of the Milky Way. Until it became possible to study that area of the sky with in other wavelenghts

* Throughout the StaWarsExpandedUniverse novel ''Crosscurrent'' TheHero Jaden Korr uses "There be Dragons...”, when thinking about his doubts about himself, the force, and everything.

* Throughout the {{Star Wars}} EU book, Crosscurrent, Jaden Korr uses "There be Dragons...”, when thinking about his doubts about himself, the force, and everything.

In old times, mapmaking was a fairly imprecise task, due to the lack of advanced technology for exploration purposes. So, to fill great blank areas on the maps, mapmakers used to include textual and/or graphic warnings of the dangers of going into uncharted territory. Such warnings took the form of sea serpents, dragons, cannibals and many other mythical and, sometimes, even real creatures. The actual line "Here There Be Dragons" is used once, in Latin, on one medieval map -- but is [[RuleOfCool too cool to give up]].

* ''YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' has, according to an old tome, "[[http://yafgc.net/?id=471 a deadly labyrinth filled with creatures most foul]]". Given that the members of a party were [[MonsterAdventurers drow, half-orc, hobgoblin, minotaur and illithid]], their reaction was... rather predictable.

* ''WarioLand: The Shake Dimension'' had [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/0/02/Wlsi_shake_dimension_map.jpg one of these maps]]. Note the mermaid, sea serpent and octopus-like creature in various points on the map and the old-fashioned compass (itself something many of these maps also contain).

* An EasterEgg in ''GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars'' references the trope: swim out to any of the four corner of the game map, and you'll fine a sign with old-script telling you that "Here Be Dragons", which is as good a HandWave as any for why you can't get away from Liberty City.

* HowToTrainYourDragon has a map with, wouldn't you know it, dragons. This is meant literally, as it signals the dragon's nest.

* ''EternalDarkness'' had the actual line ''"Here Be Dragons"'' on a globe in the observatory. This troper thought it was a reference to the Hobbit before checking the maps and realizing that it doesn't say it on any of them.

--->'''[=Freeman=]:''' Oh sweet a map! Ok so where am I ... which way's North? Maintenence shaft ... that .. could be anything; half this building is a maintenence shaft. What's that big room, is that where the monster is? What about this radiation pit? High voltage ... that has to be where I came from. But what the hell is with these distances then? Why are parts of this map greyed out? Is it haunted? WHY IS THERE NO EXIT ON THIS MAP? Is there a landmark ...? This map is bullshit; I'm gonna find my own way out of here. That map has to be bogus; it only lists one area as being dangerous. It needs to have, like, 30. You could even write "Here be dragons" on it, and it would almost be more accurate than nothing at all.

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* Throughout the {{Star Wars}} EU book, Crosscurrent, Jaden Korr uses "There be Dragons...”, when thinking about his doubts about himself, the force, and everything.

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->''For Magrat, stepping into a man's bedroom was like an explorer stepping on to that part of the map marked Here Be Dragons.''
-->- '''Terry Pratchett''', ''[[{{Discworld}} Lords and Ladies]]''

->-- ''TheXFiles'', "Quagmire"