Lindworm

Origin and tradition

Mentioned in old runestones and Germanic sagas like the Nibelungenlied. A young princess bought a small worm that swelled into a giant sheep-eating dragon.

Illustration in this atlas

A massive, wingless scaly dragon with only two strong front claws, a heavy serpentine tail, and toxic fangs.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Lindworm

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