öryggissetnara
Öryggissetnara (also known as Vargrögg too or Bavarian Dragons) is a mythological dragon from the mythology of medieval Iceland. The name Öryggissetnara is a compound of Icelandic words: Öryggi, meaning "fear" or "fright", Ernst, which may be related to Old English words for "sword" or "strength", and nara, a patronymic suffix.
The Öryggissetnara is said to inhabit a place called Steinn, which translates to "stone" or "rock". The
Mythological accounts of the Öryggissetnara vary, but some include physical descriptions of the creature as being
The Öryggissetnara hails from medieval Icelandic folklore, pre-dating even that of the later " Frost Giant" legends