Case file · Folklore / legend
The Graoully of Metz
Metz's dragon, said to have been led out of the Roman amphitheatre by its first bishop, Saint Clement; Paul the Deacon recorded a local serpent tradition around 783–786.
785 CE · 49.12, 6.18 · status: legend
The account
A dragon effigy was carried in Metz processions from the 12th century until the Revolution; the name 'Graully' is first attested in 1546. A Graoully still hangs in the crypt of the cathedral.