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Smaug (/ s m aʊ ɡ / [T 1]) is a dragon and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 171 years prior to the events described in the novel. [ 1 ]
Like Tolkien's Smaug, [9] they are susceptible to drowning. [10] Kalessin the creator of the world of Earthsea. (The Farthest Shore, 1972) Orm, the great dragon who slew and was slain by the legendary Warrior Mage Erreth-Akbe. Orm Embar, Orm's descendant, who died battling the evil magician Cob on the eastern shores. (The Farthest Shore, 1972)
Smaug was the last named dragon of Middle-earth. He was slain by Bard , a descendant of Girion, Lord of Dale. A deadly winged fire-breathing dragon, he was red-gold in colour and his underbelly was encrusted with many gemstones from the treasure-pile he commonly slept upon once he had taken control of Erebor (the Lonely Mountain).
Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.
Tolkien made use of the Beowulf dragon to create one of his most distinctive monsters, the dragon in The Hobbit, Smaug. The Beowulf dragon is aroused and enraged by the theft of a golden cup from his pile of treasure; he flies out in the night and destroys Beowulf's hall; he is killed, but the treasure is cursed, and Beowulf too dies.
Some of Tolkien's monsters may derive from his detailed knowledge of the Old English epic poem Beowulf; Gollum has some attributes of Grendel, while the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit shares several features with the Beowulf dragon. [3] [4] The poem, too, speaks of Orcs, with the Old English compound orcneas, meaning "demon-corpses".
Smaug Stanley et al, 2011: Lizard: Smaug [182] Tetramorium smaug Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012: Ant: Smaug [164] Pycnophyes smaug Sánchez et al, 2013: Kinorhynch: Smaug "The species name smaug, refers to the dragon Smaug, the greatest and most powerful in the later part of the Third Age in the books of J.R.R. Tolkien." [183] Glaurung † Bulanov ...
A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire.