Where do the dragons come from - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aragost · 07-10-2002, 02:42 PM

Where do the dragons come from.

Daniel Telcontar · 07-10-2002, 04:02 PM

Morgoth made them, it is not certain how. But their purpose was probably either pet, or doorkeeper. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Ithaeliel · 07-10-2002, 06:21 PM

They were borne from the Pits of Angband, which was... where? Is it in any way near Angmar?

piosenniel · 07-11-2002, 01:31 AM

Dragons - from the Encyclopedia of Arda

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Mighty reptilian creatures who ranked among the most feared of the servants of the Dark Lord. Of the origins of dragons, no tale tells; the first of them to be seen was Glaurung, Father of Dragons, who first issued from Angband in the middle of the First Age. After Glaurung came many others to strike fear into Elves and Men for the next three ages; among them were Ancalagon the first winged dragon, Scatha who dwelt in the cold northern wastes, and Smaug, last of the great dragons.

Dragons have powers of intelligence and speech, and many are also able to cast the dragon-spell, a bewildering confusion that affects any who gaze into the eye of the creature.

The dragons were not destroyed at the end of the Third Age; some are said to have survived to our own time, but the great worms and drakes of the Elder Days are no more.

This is where Angband was before it was destroyed in the War of Wrath:

This is in the far north of the world, in the same general area as Beleriand.

[ July 11, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-11-2002, 01:58 PM

Morgoth probably bred lizards and fed them strange things to make them grow and sprout wings.

piosenniel · 07-11-2002, 02:56 PM

Oh, and lest I forget, here is an entry on Dragons from the Downs' own encyclopedia:

Dragons

07-10-2002, 02:42 PM	#1
Aragost Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arthedain Posts: 137	Where do the dragons come from Where do the dragons come from. __________________ Where there's a whip there's a will

07-10-2002, 04:02 PM	#2
Daniel Telcontar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 713	Morgoth made them, it is not certain how. But their purpose was probably either pet, or doorkeeper. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Two beer or not two beer, that is the question; by Shakesbeer

07-10-2002, 06:21 PM	#3
Ithaeliel Cornus Caliga Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Five-hundred-twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes from here Posts: 724	They were borne from the Pits of Angband, which was... where? Is it in any way near Angmar? __________________ That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. .................William Wordsworth

07-11-2002, 01:58 PM	#5
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	Morgoth probably bred lizards and fed them strange things to make them grow and sprout wings. __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-11-2002, 02:56 PM	#6
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,816	Oh, and lest I forget, here is an entry on Dragons from the Downs' own encyclopedia: Dragons __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.