Bork's Papers are notes that Bork wrote and didn't include in the Book of Dragons. This was the only source of information aside from the Book of Dragons until the Dragon Eye was discovered. Hiccup received them on Bork Week in "We Are Family, Part 1". The Dragon Riders often look to the papers whenever they need to find something important.
History[]
Dragons: Riders of Berk[]
When Berk was ready for Bork week, Stoick got Gobber to find his great-great grandfather's old notes so they could give them to Hiccup. Hiccup was honored to be given Bork's dragon notes and learn the information that he hadn't put into the Dragon Manual. However Mildew had managed to place false dragon notes about Night Furies into one of Bork's notebooks, leading Hiccup to believe that they were real, until he and Toothless fell into a trap set by Alvin, his Outcasts, and Mildew.
Dragons: Defenders of Berk[]
When Snotlout's dragon, Hookfang became ill and weak in "Race to Fireworm Island", Fishlegs looked through the papers hoping they could find a cure.
Dragons: Race to the Edge[]
Bork's Papers are often mentioned, usually by Fishlegs, when trying to search for information that he can't seem to find in the Dragon Manual. If any info is found, it's combined with any additional info possibly found in the Dragon Manual and/or the Dragon Eye, to create the most thorough collection of facts possible.
In "Quake, Rattle and Roll", Fishlegs states that Bork's papers mentions Dark Deep, the ancestral home of the Gronckles. But he also mentions that it is in a context to a completely different species (possibly the Catastrophic Quaken).
When they're seen, they're usually in an array of papers seen on Fishlegs' table in his hut, or on the table in the Edge Clubhouse while Fishlegs or Hiccup sort through them. They are however briefly seen in their complete bundle in "Snotlout Gets the Axe" while Ruffnut is attempting to rearrange Fishlegs' belongings due to them believing they are married.
School of Dragons[]
In the "Secret of the Leviathan" expansion pack, Fishlegs searches through Bork's Papers to find out about the Luminous Krayfin. He soon finds that it is a 10 class Leviathan and must feed on the Dragon Bloom to evolve.
Appearances[]
| Riders of Berk | |||||||||
| 1. "How to Start a Dragon Academy": | Absent | 11. "Heather Report, Part 2": | Absent | ||||||
| 2. "Viking for Hire": | Absent | 12. "Thawfest": | Absent | ||||||
| 3. "Animal House": | Absent | 13. "When Lightning Strikes": | Absent | ||||||
| 4. "The Terrible Twos": | Absent | 14. "What Flies Beneath": | Absent | ||||||
| 5. "In Dragons We Trust": | Absent | 15. "Twinsanity": | Absent | ||||||
| 6. "Alvin and the Outcasts": | Absent | 16. "Defiant One": | Absent | ||||||
| 7. "How to Pick Your Dragon": | Absent | 17. "Breakneck Bog": | Absent | ||||||
| 8. "Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man": | Absent | 18. "Gem of a Different Color": | Absent | ||||||
| 9. "Dragon Flower": | Absent | 19. "We Are Family, Part 1": | Appears | ||||||
| 10. "Heather Report, Part 1": | Absent | 20. "We Are Family, Part 2": | Appears | ||||||
| Defenders of Berk | |||||||||
| 1. "Live and Let Fly": | Absent | 11. "A View to a Skrill, Part 2": | Absent | ||||||
| 2. "The Iron Gronckle": | Absent | 12. "The Flight Stuff": | Absent | ||||||
| 3. "The Night and the Fury": | Absent | 13. "Free Scauldy": | Absent | ||||||
| 4. "Tunnel Vision": | Absent | 14. "Frozen": | Absent | ||||||
| 5. "Race to Fireworm Island": | Appears | 15. "A Tale of Two Dragons": | Absent | ||||||
| 6. "Fright of Passage": | Absent | 16. "The Eel Effect": | Absent | ||||||
| 7. "Worst in Show": | Absent | 17. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes": | Absent | ||||||
| 8. "Appetite for Destruction": | Absent | 18. "Bing! Bam! Boom!": | Absent | ||||||
| 9. "Zippleback Down": | Absent | 19. "Cast Out, Part 1": | Absent | ||||||
| 10. "A View to a Skrill, Part 1": | Absent | 20. "Cast Out, Part 2": | Absent | ||||||
| Race to the Edge, Season 2 | |||||||||
| 1. "Team Astrid": | Absent | 8. "Edge of Disaster, Part 1": | Absent | ||||||
| 2. "Night of the Hunters, Part 1": | Absent | 9. "Edge of Disaster, Part 2": | Absent | ||||||
| 3. "Night of the Hunters, Part 2": | Absent | 10. "Shock and Awe": | Absent | ||||||
| 4. "Bad Moon Rising": | Absent | 11. "A Time to Skrill": | Absent | ||||||
| 5. "Snotlout Gets the Axe": | Background | 12. "Maces and Talons, Part 1": | Absent | ||||||
| 6. "The Zippleback Experience": | Absent | 13. "Maces and Talons, Part 2": | Absent | ||||||
| 7. "Snow Way Out": | Absent | ||||||||
| Games | ||||||||||||
| "Dragons: Rise of Berk": | Absent | "School of Dragons": | Appears | |||||||||
| "How to Train Your Dragon": | Absent | "How to Train Your Dragon 2": | Absent | |||||||||
| "DreamWorks Dragons: Wild Skies": | Absent | "DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders": | Absent | |||||||||
| "Dragons: Titan Uprising": | Absent | "Dragons Hero Portal": | Absent | |||||||||
| "DreamWorks Dragons: Legends of The Nine Realms": | Absent | |||||||||||
Trivia[]
- Along with dragon info, Bork's papers also include Bork's fears, dreams, recipes, and even sketches of his neighbors, similar to a journal.
- Bork may have encountered a Screaming Death during his lifetime and included it in his notes. This could explain how Hiccup found out about the Screaming Death they were in brief conflict with.
