Nerd of the Rings | Dragon-Sickness in Middle-earth | Tolkien Explained @NerdoftheRings | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
While expanded in the films, dragon-sickness is found in the pages of The Hobbit. Today, we cover instances where dragon sickness may have been seen in Middle-earth, Tolkien's inspiration from the tale of Fáfnir, and Morgoth's continuing influence over Gold!

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Be a Dragon - Anato Finnstark
Smaug the Magnificent - Alan Lee
Bard the Bowman vs Smaug the Magnificent - Kip Rasmussen
Smaug and Bilbo - Andrea Piparo
Conversations With Smaug - JRR Tolkien
Dragon Fire - Anato Finnstark
war of wrath dragons - anato finnstark
And Morgoth came - Jenny Dolfen
Glaurung and Azaghal - John Howe
turin confronts glaurung - Turner Mohan
dragon of the war of wrath - anato finnstark
dragon - skullb*st*rd
Red Dragon - Matthew Stewart
Smaug On Erebor – Jerry Vanderstelt
smaug - Jenny Dolfen
bones of smaug - steamey
smaug - Ivan Cavini
master of laketown - WETA
Master Laketown concept - WETA
master of laketown - aegeri
Denethor - Anke Eissmann
thorin - Jenny Dolfen
The Gathering of the Clouds - Alan Lee
Bard the bowman - Kinko White
Thorin - Kinko White
Bard the Bowman - Matthew Stewart
Dale - Matthew Stewart
Conversation with Smaug – Ted Nasmith
Smaug Destroys Lake Town - John Howe
The Dragon is Coming - Matej Cadil
Erebor Overlook - The White Council
Thorin bilbo portraits - Kinko White
Smaug and Bilbo - Andrea Piparo
Bilbo – Elrodimus Flash
Thorin - Jenny Dolfen
thorin oakenshield - aegeri
Thorin - Kinko White
The Dragon and Hoard - Anke Eissmann
Kings Jewel - Kinko White
smaug border - Soni Alcorn-Hender
A Conversation with Smaug – Ted Nasmith
Thorin Oakenshield - Jenny Dolfen
King Under the Mountain Thorin - Kinko White
THORIN & Roac - John Howe
Bard - Janka Latečková
Thorin - Kinko White
Thorin - Kinko White
Erebor - Aronja Art
Dwarven warrior - Janka Latečková
Thorin Oakenshield - Janka Latečková
beorn finds thorin - tulikoura
Death of Thorin - John Howe
Dragon over mountains - Daniel Dougherty
Rider of Rohan - JG Jones
Fram kills Scatha - Jan Pospisil
fram slays scatha the long worm - Kip Rasmussen
Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart
The Teeth of Scatha - Matt Stewart
Dwarven entrance - Felix Englund
thorin oakenshield - Tolman Cotton
the king dragon - Anato Finnstark
ivory dragon - Andrea Piparo
Siegfired and Fafnir - Hermann Hendrich
Odin, der Göttervater
Morgoth and the High King of Noldor – Ted Nasmith
The Shadow of Sauron – Ted Nasmith
Morgoth - ckgoksoy
Melkor - Anna Kulisz
morgoth and sauron - Ralph Damiani
Morgoth - Ralph Damiani
The Rage of Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
mountainside lake - Felix Englund
Odin visits Volsung's hall - Alan Lee
red mountains dragon - Andrea Piparo

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