βThe Dacians lay under the sign of the wolf, their battle flag, and acted like real wolves against their enemies [β¦] The Dacians, the war wolves, [β¦] had spears, bows and arrows, hatchets, shields and defensive helmets, battle flags, the loftiest being the wolf flag, meant to be a howling wolf because in the rush of the battle the wind caused it to make a noise, thus calling the members to form a pack. [β¦] the Dacians' flag being the wolf head with the body of a snake [called Draco].β
β MΔdalina Strechie; βThe Dacians: the Wolf Warriorsβ (2017)
Draco ouroboros on Count Orlokβs sigil, designed by Robert Eggers
Draco (the Dacian battle flag) in Brad (Romania)
Dacian Draco detail from βTrajan's Columnβ, which served as inspiration for Count Orlok's sarcoghapus // Michel-FranΓ§ois DandrΓ©-Bardon, βCostume des anciens peuples, Γ l 'usage des artistesβ (1774): illustration of a Draco, based on what's found in the Trajanβs column
