The short shows Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Toothless and Gobber telling the legend behind the Book of Dragons and revealing insider training secrets about new, never before seen dragons.
About half the film is done in traditional animation, showing Gobber's history and his encounters with the Boneknapper, and how he comes to look like he does now.īook of Dragons Main article: Book of Dragonsīook of Dragons is an 18-minute short film, based on How to Train Your Dragon, and was released on November 15, 2011, on DVD and Blu-ray, along with Gift of the Night Fury. The film follows Hiccup and his young fellows accompanying their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. The short was originally broadcast on television on October 14, 2010, on Cartoon Network, and released next day as a special feature on Blu-ray and double DVD edition of the original feature film. Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon is a 16 minute sequel short film to the feature film, How to Train Your Dragon.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Main article: How to Train Your Dragon 2 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Main article: How to Train Your Dragon 3 Television Series Main article: DreamWorks Dragons Short films Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon Main article: Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance of finally gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer has the desire to kill the dragon and instead befriends it. The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. The film grossed nearly $500 million worldwide, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
The film is loosely based on the 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell. It was directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders.
How to Train Your Dragon, the first film in the series, was released on March 26, 2010.