Editing Fáfnir (section)

==Appearance==
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Before taking the form of a dragon, Fáfnir's appearance is not explicitly described. It has been noted though that his brother, Regin, is described as being a [[Dwarf (folklore)|dwarf]] in [[Norna-Gests þáttr]] and resembling a dwarf ({{langx|non|dvergr of vǫxt}}), however, it is neither clear if relatives of dwarfs are also dwarfs, nor how dwarfs were conceived of as appearing. It has been noted that [[Dwarf (folklore)#Attributes and themes|dwarf appearances]] were presented in the [[medieval period]] as highly diverse and they could even change their form, as with [[Andvari]] and potentially also Fáfnir.{{sfn|Mikučionis|2017|pp=79-88,90-91}}

While in the form of a worm in [[Fáfnismál]], Fáfnir is described as flightless and snake-like while at the same point in the narrative of the later [[Völsunga saga]], he has shoulders, suggesting legs, wings or both.{{sfn|Acker|2013|pp=53-57}} This change is consistent with the wider trend in Germanic portrayals of dragons, and likely results from influence from continental Europe that was facilitated by Christianisation and the increased availability of [[Chivalric sagas|translated romances]].{{sfn|Somerville|McDonald|2013|p=125}}{{sfn|Fee|2011|pp=8-10}}