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Alberich
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In German heroic legend, Alberich is a dwarf. He features most prominently in the poems Nibelungenlied and Ortnit. He also features in the Old Norse collection of German legends called the Thidreksaga
Alberich seduces the king's mother (a scene from Ortnit, 1480 woodcut)
Alberich seduces the king's mother (a scene from Ortnit, 1480 woodcut)
Alberich (with whip) drives on the Nibelung dwarfs, who collect gold and other treasures. (Arthur Rackham, 1910)
Alberich (with whip) drives on the Nibelung dwarfs, who collect gold and other treasures. (Arthur Rackham, 1910)
Siegfried wrestles with Alberich (Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1843)
Siegfried wrestles with Alberich (Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1843)
Fáfnir
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In Germanic heroic legend and folklore, Fáfnir was a dwarf or other type of humanoid who had shifted into the hamr of a Germanic dragon in order to protect a treasure, eventually being slain by a memb
A depiction of Sigurð slaying Fáfnir on the right portal plank from Hylestad Stave Church, the so-called "Hylestad I", from the second half of the 12th century
A depiction of Sigurð slaying Fáfnir on the right portal plank from Hylestad Stave Church, the so-called "Hylestad I", from the second half of the 12t
U 1163, the Drävle runestone, depicting Sigurð stabbing Fáfnir, who encircles the runestone.
U 1163, the Drävle runestone, depicting Sigurð stabbing Fáfnir, who encircles the runestone.
Sigurð sucking the Fáfnir's heart-blood off his thumb.
Sigurð sucking the Fáfnir's heart-blood off his thumb.
Norman relief of St. George and the Dragon, Aversa Cathedral, Italy (11th century).
Norman relief of St. George and the Dragon, Aversa Cathedral, Italy (11th century).