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How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon is a critically acclaimed animated franchise that began with the 2010 film of the same name, inspired by Cressida Cowell's book series. The story is set in the mythical Viking world of Berk, where young Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III befriends a dragon named Toothless, challenging his tribe's tradition of dragon slaying. The franchise expanded into a trilogy of films, several TV series, short films, and an live-action adaptation, becoming one of DreamWorks Animation's most successful properties.

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How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Movie Poster
How to Train Your Dragon
Created by
Cressida Cowell, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
First TV Show
DreamWorks Dragons
Latest TV Show
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms

First Episode Air Date
August 7, 2012
Cast
Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kit Harington
TV Show(s)
Dragons: Rescue Riders, DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms
Character(s)
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Toothless, Astrid Hofferson, Stoick the Vast, Gobber the Belch, Snotlout Jorgenson, Fishlegs Ingerman, Ruffnut Thorston, Tuffnut Thorston
Video Game(s)
Dragons: Dawn of New Riders

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