Fafnir

_Bane_, destruction or a cause of destruction; often used to mean an enemy or slayer, e.g. Sigurd's sword is called "Fafnir's bane," and in the old saga Sigurd himself had the title Fafnir's-Bane.

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung William Morris 1865

Kzinti and human planetologists call Fafnir a typical water world in a system older than Sol.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

And after that Sigurd was called Fafnir's Bane, and Dragonslayer.

Red Fairy Book 1890

Andwari pronounces a terrible curse upon the treasure and its possessors, and this curse passes from Loki to the Giant Hreithmar, who is murdered when asleep by his two sons "Fafnir" and "Regin".

The Nibelungenlied Daniel Bussier Shumway

And after that Sigurd was called Fafnir’s Bane, and

The Red Fairy Book 2003

In closing, another photo of stillsostrange's evil cats, Siggy and Fafnir.

it's astounding. time is fleeting. stillsostrange 2009

Asgard be besieged by mindless mortals looking for the Ragnarök Rollercoaster and Fafnir the Magic Dragon Ride, and demanding to know what time the smorgasbord opens.

Robert Brenner: A Thor Subject Robert Brenner 2011

Asgard be besieged by mindless mortals looking for the Ragnarök Rollercoaster and Fafnir the Magic Dragon Ride, and demanding to know what time the smorgasbord opens.

Robert Brenner: A Thor Subject Robert Brenner 2011

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs, by William Morris Morris's cod-epic poem features a Norse hero called Sigurd who forges a mighty sword in order to attack the dragon Fafnir, who guards a priceless hoard of gold.

Ten of the best dragons in literature 2010

Had we asked Leiber about “urban fantasy”, he would have more likely pointed Fafnir and the Gray Mouser stories than CW.

Genres of Fiction, and Why They Aren’t Discrete Entities 2010