Tolkien himself wrote in his Beowulf essay that there are only three dragons of note in the northern European legends.Siberian wrote:Tolkien's dragons are certainly unique, especially since he didn't have much to work with. Shippey counted three instances of dragons in the sources that inspired him, including Beowulf.
Seriously. What is it with Tolkien and Dragons?
-
- Posts: 7448
- Joined: Sat May 26, 2007 1:41 am
- Location: Cleveland, OH, USA