Dragon's Flame, Magical?

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Let me answer to you with a question.

What do you imagine under the term "magical"?

Little Green came up with an interesting thought on power instead of magic. Now that I think about it, I think power would be a better word than "magic".

Originally Posted by Litlle Green

Actually, the points you brought up made me think about an additional question. If dragon flame could consume rings of power but not dwarven armour, then is the dwarven mail actually stronger (or rather, more endurant) than a ring of power?

I like that idea very much! I wouldn't put it past those dwarves!

By the way - the passage "but there is not now any dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough" somehow makes me awfully sad.

That is also another question I have, thanks for bringing that up LG! When Gandalf says that, is he implying that there are still dragons in Arda?

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I'm not particularly sure about Tolkien's dragons (dragons are creatures of which I never bother to find anything out as I don't really like them), but were they fire spirits like the balrogs?

I think dragons are just creatures, just like the fell beasts. Since they were made by Melkor, he already had his servents. That's another question, are fell beasts related to dragons

Ahhh, so many questions!

EDIT: Maybe these are too many questions for one thread. Let's just stick to the topic at hand.