European Dragon

Origin and tradition

Medieval European legends describe treasure-hoarding dragons slain by saints, knights, or culture heroes, often as symbols of chaos at the edge of settlement.

Illustration in this atlas

A vast scaled reptile with bat wings, horns, claws, furnace breath, and a belly armored by gemstones or iron-hard plates.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — European dragon

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.