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Apples appear in the short story How to Train Your Hogfly.
Physical Description[]
Apples are the fruit of the apple tree in the Genus Malus. This genus can include the larger sweet apples that are widely cultivated, or other species with smaller more sour fruits referred to as "crabapples". Apple trees are mid-size deciduous trees that actually belong in the rose Family (Rosaceae).
Function[]
In the books, apples are used to train dragons how to fetch.
The main function in reality and the books for the apple is food. It can be eaten raw or cooked and preserved in a variety of ways. Even the wood of the apple tree emits a pleasant smell when burned and is used to impart different flavors to smoked foods. The apple also figures into several cultures' mythologies, including Norse. The Goddess Idunn is said to give out apples daily to the Gods that keep them youthful.
Appearances[]
How to Train Your Hogfly[]
Hiccup used apple to train the Hogfly Hellsbells to fetch. Initially, the Hogfly tried to sit on the apple. During the Young-Warrior-in-Training-Dash-Down-the-Slalom-of-Death race, Snotlout threw an apple in the Gorge of the Thunderbolt of Thor and told the Hogfly to fetch. The dragon went after it, but instead fetched a Throatgoggler egg, which looked identical to the apple. Hiccup threw an apple at the mother Throatgoggler coming after him, tricking her into thinking it was her egg. Later on, Hiccup used an apple to demonstrate that he trained the Hogfly in front of Very-Vicious the Visithug,
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