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How big is Ancalagon exactly? [duplicate]
I've had this question for a while now and it's: How big is Ancalagon exactly? I mean, I've looked over thousands of explanations but it keeps on changing. So I'm asking now, how big exactly is this ...
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How does Gandalf know that dragon-fire might be able to melt the rings of power, but not the One Ring?
In Fellowship of the Ring "The Shadow of the Past", Frodo asks about destroying the One Ring. Gandalf says:
It has been said that dragon-fire could melt and consume the rings of power but there is ...
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Which dragon did hurt Thranduil? [duplicate]
When Thorin and Thranduil discuss in Mirkwood, Thranduil said: ''Do not talk to me about the dragon fire. I know what's rage and ruin!'', and shows Thorin his destroyed face for a moment, then says: ''...
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Do dragons have their own language?
Though Smaug is the only dragon who features prominently in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, there are many others who live in Middle-Earth. They don't seem to be the most sociable of creatures, ...
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What creatures were dragons made in mockery of? [duplicate]
I've been wondering about this for years. It seems like a pretty obvious question, so I'm surprised not to have found it addressed among the other Tolkien minutiae on this site. Hopefully I haven't ...
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Tolkien calls Sauron Morgoth's Greatest Servant - But does he ever really earn that with his actions?
Alright, so there is a great, incredibly well informed community here so let me ask a question that's been bothering me since I finished the Silmarillion. I'll lay out my reasoning for why it's a ...
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Was Smaug's treasure-hoarding a bug or a feature in-universe? [duplicate]
Smaug (and all other dragons) were created by Morgoth as species as warfighting machines.
As such, the desire to amass bling seems to be a somewhat... tangential feature, to put it mildly. If I was ...
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How smart were dragons, really?
I seem to recall reading that dragons were very clever in various places throughout the Silmarillion and the Hobbit. But, at least in the Hobbit, Smaug doesn't appear to be much smarter than your ...
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How many dragons ever existed on Middle-earth?
How numerous were dragons in the time before The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? How many dragons did Tolkien ever mention by name?
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Where have all the dragons gone?
Related to the question: How could Thranduil have met a dragon?
It seems that there was a time in Tolkien's legendarium when dragons roamed the land and were a real and physical force to be reckoned ...
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Why doesn't Gandalf whip it out in the major battles? [duplicate]
The dragon in LOTR is powerful.
Powerful things can exert lots of power
The exertion of lots of power is useful for winning wars one wants to win
Gandalf fights in wars he wants to win
Gandalf is a ...
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How long do the dragons of Middle-earth live?
Do the dragons of Tolkien's works die a natural death, or are they like the elves and can only be killed in battle?
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Why did Smaug gather a treasure of gold and other precious objects?
In The Hobbit, the Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf are on a mission to rob Smaug. But why did he have so much to steal from? He's a Dragon! He is not the kind of dragon that eats gold and gems. He doesn't ...
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What was the fate of Ancalagon the Black?
In The Fellowship of the Ring - The Shadow of the Past, Gandalf is discussing methods of destroying the ring, wherein he mentions this:
It has been said that dragon-fire could melt and consume ...
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