Dragons appear in the early stories of The Book of Lost Tales, including the mechanical war-dragons of The Fall of Gondolin. Tolkien went on to create Smaug, a powerful and terrifying …

Dragons lived throughout the First, Second, and Third ages of Middle-earth and may have lived longer. They were originally bred by Morgoth during the First Age to serve as powerful war …

Dec 10, 2025 · Dragons also known as the Great Worms were creatures mostly seen in northern Middle-earth in the late First Age. They were greedy, cunning, seductive, and malicious …

Oct 17, 2024 · Tolkien's Middle-earth features four major dragons, and while they don't appear in The Lord of the Rings, they are key figures in his legendarium.

All Tolkien's dragons share a love of treasure (especially gold), subtle intelligence, immense cunning, great physical strength, and a hypnotic power called "dragon-spell". They are …

Sep 30, 2025 · The dragons of Middle-earth were among the most terrifying creations of Morgoth, shaping battles and histories across the First, Second, and Third Ages.

Apr 1, 2023 · From the mystical lands of Middle-earth, the dragons of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary world have captured the imaginations of fans for generations. These magnificent creatures, …

Like the authors of the Middle Ages, Tolkien provides a reasonable number of dragons in his writings on Middle-earth: neither none nor a wilderness of dragons.

Dragons were ancient, intelligent, powerful creatures, as feared by others as they were admired in Middle-earth. Their exact origin is debatable, though it was clearly stated that they were …

Aug 14, 2022 · In this article, we are bringing you all the dragons in Middle-earth, including those that appear in The Lord of the Rings (not so much), The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion books.