Case file · Cryptid
The dragon stone of Lucerne
In 1421, a farmer near Rothenburg (Lucerne) said a dragon flew over him and dropped a blood-red stone, which was kept as a healing charm.
1421 CE · 47.05, 8.31 · status: legend
The account
The stone was valued as a remedy against plague and bleeding, and was examined by scholars. It is now in the Natural History Museum of Lucerne.
The sceptical view
The 'dragon stone' is probably a meteorite-like or artificially shaped stone; the dragon story was added to explain it.