European dragon than with a lizard-like or dinosaur-like body as in later belief (though the dragon of Beowulf does show several features that would later become popularized with dragons–namely, it breathes fire–lives underground, and collects treasure). The most famous lindworm in Norse and Germanic mythology is Fafnir The Germanic stories of lindworms have them guarding a treasure hoard. The Fafnir lindworm guarded earthen mounds full of ancient treasure. The treasure was cursed and brought ill to those who later possessed it. Sea serpents are also called orms in Nordic languages, wyrms in Old English and worms in Middle English. These "dragons" are
Monster Mythology that this book follows a similar format to 2nd edition "Legends and Lore", except that while that book dealt with nine historical and two fictional human cultures, "Monster Mythology" deals with nonhuman pantheons. Unlike the culture-specific gods in "Legends and Lore", the gods in this book are for any campaign setting. Approximately 26 of the deities found in "Monster Mythology" were previously found in the first edition "Deities and Demigods" book, while the majority did not. The introduction has several sections after the lead. Running Divine Beings provides notes for the Dungeon Master on how and when deities interact with