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.

Saint George slaying the dragon, as depicted by Paolo Uccello , c. 1470
Perseus delivering Andromeda by Émile Bin (1865)
Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi , by Kuniteru
The dragonslayer (Copper door 1974) by German artist Klaus Rudolf Werhand