Originally posted by WPRESTO I spy a dragon, but harder to pick out. This plaque carved about 1200 CE for a church door outlines a popular tale. of a warrior who kills a dragon that has captured a lion (bottom half of the carving). In the upper left quarter the grateful lion becomes the warrior's companion, following behind his horse, and in the upper right the lion mourns at the grave of his deceased savior. The dragon's wings are easy to pick out. Its head is just below the 3 o'clock position, snout pointing upward with big teeth prominent. The tale is a Norse twist or version of Androcles
Interesting, I don't think I've seen any lion mixed up in the story of Sigurd and Fáfnir before (which I assume this is a depiction of). It might be an attempt to adopt the Norse tale into the new religion as Christ often is represented by a lion in this era. Or it might be a Norse fusion of Androkles and George