The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant
"The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant" is a 2005 fable about ageing and death by the Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom. It relates the misery inflicted by a dragon-tyrant (a personification of the ageing process and death), who demands a tribute of tens of thousands of people's lives per day, and the actions of the people, including the king, who come together to fight back, eventually killing the dragon-tyrant.