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The image of the winged, fire-breathing dragon was considered the embodiment of the devil on the one hand, but was also a symbol of vigilance, wisdom and strength on the other. In the High Middle Ages the image of the dragon finally became a motif of the Christian fight against evil and original sin, and sometimes even the serpent in paradise was depicted in the form of a dragon. In medieval paintings, the devils emerge from the mouths of the possessed in the form of small dragons. But the dragon was not only important in the Christian context. The image of the dragon occupied an equally prominent position in the pictorial art of the Viking Age. For example, dragon heads adorned rune stones and churches, weapons and jewelry. The Vikings called the longship "dragon", and the dragon has also been used in Germanic literature since the 8th century. Century often mentioned especially in the heroic poetry.