Sir Nobonk and the Terrible Dreadful Awful Naughty Nasty Dragon
 First edition | |
| Author | Spike Milligan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Hobbs & Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place |  United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | c.30 pp (May change depending on the publisher and the size of the text) |
Sir Nobonk and the Terrible Dreadful Awful Naughty Nasty Dragon (also known by the shorter title of Sir Nobonk and the... Dragon) is a 1982 comedy novel written by Spike Milligan, and the fourth picture book by Milligan after The Bald Twit Lion, Badjelly the Witch and Dip the Puppy.
Overview
[edit]The story of Sir Nobonk is a generic parody of traditional stories about knights and dragons, set within a medieval world with modern anachronisms for comic purposes (such as garden hoses for knights to wash out their armour).[1]
Plot
[edit]The story takes place in the mythical Kingdom of Rotten Custard, a kingdom that exists within Cornwall, where knights are constantly at war with the Dragons. Among the knights is a 60-year-old knight named Sir Nobonk, who becomes a dragon-catcher in order to save the dragons from extinction.
Setting forth into the nearby forest, Sir Nobonk successfully captures the last living dragon, and convinces the king to open a zoo to help dragons to repopulate. The plan becomes successful, and also helps humans and dragons to co-exist peacefully within the kingdom.[2]
However, the prosperity of the kingdom provokes a giant named Blackmangle to attack the kingdom along with his servant Witch-Way, leaving it to Sir Nobonk to face the new foes and to save the kingdom.[3]
Characters
[edit]- Sir Nobonk - A 60-year-old knight-turned-dragon catcher
- Big Bill - Sir Nobonk's strong but dimwitted groom
- Little Willy - Nobonk's youngest (and most intelligent) groom
- The Wizard of Nothing - An incredibly small dwarf Nobonk encounters whilst hunting for dragons
- Blackmangle - An evil giant who rules over the neighbouring Kingdom of Dangle, who wishes to claim the tame dragons for himself
- Witch Way - Blackmangle's servant, an evil witch
- Daz - Nobonk's white stallion, who eats grass and chips
- King Big-Twytt - Ruler of the Kingdom of Rotten Custard
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Milligan, S. (1982) Sir Nobonk and the Terrible Dreadful Awful Naughty Nasty Dragon London: Book Club Associates