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Was Smaug the last dragon? Gandalf says if the events in the Hobbit hadn't taken place Sauron would have used Smaug to terrible effect. So weren't there any more that Sauron could use?
Dragons. They had not stopped; since they were active in far later times, close to our own. Have I said anything to suggest the final ending of dragons? If so it should be altered. The only passage I can think of is Vol. I p. 70 : 'there is not now any dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough'. But that implies, I think, that there are still dragons, if not of full primeval stature.
Ok, so we can assume that there were more dragons after Smaug, roaming the lands of Middle-Earth, but smaug was the last "famous" dragon The last who was written about.
Originally posted by ssgrif Ok, so we can assume that there were more dragons after Smaug, roaming the lands of Middle-Earth, but smaug was the last "famous" dragon The last who was written about.
I could be mistaken, but this is what I am able to gather from what I have read (Though I can't recall exactly where I read it).
Smaug was the last dragon of his time, but not the last dragon. I may be in correct here, but I believe in the Withered Heath, there were many dragon eggs layed of which many had yet to hatch. Perhaps Grond can help here, as I have discussed this subject with him before.
Originally posted by Viceras Daydark I could be mistaken, but this is what I am able to gather from what I have read (Though I can't recall exactly where I read it).
Smaug was the last dragon of his time, but not the last dragon. I may be in correct here, but I believe in the Withered Heath, there were many dragon eggs layed of which many had yet to hatch. Perhaps Grond can help here, as I have discussed this subject with him before.
Nay lesser beings... dragons have not totally disappeared from the
Withered Heath.To the which I can bear witness.And believe me,my
fire is hot enough for any who say differently.