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Germanic dragon
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Worm, wurm or wyrm, meaning serpent, are archaic terms for dragons in the wider Germanic mythology and folklore, in which they are often portrayed as large venomous snakes and hoarders of gold. Especi
Urnes-style runestone U 887 (1070–1100), Skillsta, Sweden, showing a runic dragon and a bipedal winged dragon.
Urnes-style runestone U 887 (1070–1100), Skillsta, Sweden, showing a runic dragon and a bipedal winged dragon.
An 11th century Norse dragonhead decoration, possibly for a reliquary.
An 11th century Norse dragonhead decoration, possibly for a reliquary.
Viking Age armlet with twin dragon heads, Lye parish, Gotland, Sweden.
Viking Age armlet with twin dragon heads, Lye parish, Gotland, Sweden.
A Swedish lindworm drawn by Swedish illustrator John Bauer, 1911. The Swedish lindworm lacks wings and limbs.
A Swedish lindworm drawn by Swedish illustrator John Bauer, 1911. The Swedish lindworm lacks wings and limbs.
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
Germanic dragon
…as having wings. Prominent worms attested in medieval Germanic works include the dragon that killed Beowulf, the central dragon in the Völsung Cycle – Fáfnir, Nidhogg (Old Norse: Níðhǫggr), and the great world serpent, Jǫrmungandr, including subcategories such as lindworms and sea serpents. In early depictions…
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
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
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).