Dragonslayer

[1] They continue to be popular in modern books, films, video games and other forms of entertainment.

Dragonslayer-themed stories are also sometimes seen as having a chaoskampf theme—in which a heroic figure struggles against a monster that epitomises chaos.

In this type of story, the dragonslayer kills the dragon in order to rescue a high-class female character, often a princess, from being devoured by it.

One notable example of this kind of legend is the story of Ragnar Loðbrók, who slays a giant serpent, thereby rescuing the maiden, Þóra borgarhjörtr, whom he later marries.

Sigurd overhears two nearby birds discussing the heinous treachery being planned by his companion, Regin.