The legend of Sigurd the Dragon slayer is one of the oldest tales from northern Europe, with the earliest evidence for it coming from stone carvings from Sweden and England. A new carving inspired by those sources has been created and painted using linseed oil and pigments known from the period. The carving shows Sigurd slaying the dragon Fafnir and then roasting Fafnir’s heart over the fire. When Sigurd sucks his thumb after burning it on the bloody dragon heart, his obtains the ability to understand the speech of birds, who warn him that Regin (Fafnir’s brother, who made the dragon killing sword for Sigurd) is planning to betray him. Sigurd therefore kills Regin and loads his horse Grani (a descendant of Odin’s magical 8-legged horse Sleipnir) with the dragon’s (cursed) treasure. it will be put up in the bedroom where the swallows are currently raising a brood of 4 chicks.