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Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard
Smaug only had one weak spot, Glaurung nearly got killed by a bunch of dwarves and was stabbed in the belly. Plus, Glaurung with his entire horde could not defeat an army of dwarves, while Smaug single handedly destroyed an entire colony of dwarves.
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The Lonely Mountain was one mountain inhabited by dwarves.
Gondolin was a city chosen especially for protection by Ulmo, and guarded by Manwe's own eagles. The place was basically designed to be a fort. And this isn't mentioning the fact that there were great warriors there who could kill balrogs.