Tolkien's best Dragon

[The Saucepan Man]

Thus, one may conceivably compare Ancalagon the Black and Glaurung without having to account for legendarious (new word, eh? ) differences, but Smaug's milieu is that of a classic fairy tale with its happy ending, whereas Glaurung's is of mythic scope, and tragic. By comparison, Chrysophylax's milieu is unabashed farce.

Ah, but they stand or fall by the style in which they are written. So a perceived fault derived from their legendarious (great word, lmp [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ) setting (such as Samug's weak spot) is nevetheless a valid fault for the person casting the vote. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

By my calculations, the scoreboard currently stands at:

Smaug: 11 1/2
Glaurung: 12
Chrysophylax: 5 1/2
Scatha: 2
Ancalagon: 10 1/2

So, Ancalagon drops from first to third, while Glaurung (yay! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) takes the lead, with Smaug in close pursuit. "Who needs wings" indeed. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]