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Orofacion of the Vanyar · 07-15-2002, 12:43 AM

I tend to agree with you Kuruharan on the point about the Maiar. Dragons were far too intelligent and crafty, some, like Ancalagon, had a sort of evil power to them. This could not be achieved by breeding alone. A lizard could not just develop these abilities, no matter how big it got.

The origin may be two-fold. I believe a Maiar spirit was present in a "shell" of a dragon. Melkor could very well have bred lizards to an extreme size and then have a fire-demon enter into it. This would explain where the power of the dragon came from. Tolkien of course never really justified this, it is conjectural, but fairly reasonable I believe.

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07-15-2002, 12:43 AM	#19
Orofacion of the Vanyar Wight Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Clayton, NC Posts: 102	I tend to agree with you Kuruharan on the point about the Maiar. Dragons were far too intelligent and crafty, some, like Ancalagon, had a sort of evil power to them. This could not be achieved by breeding alone. A lizard could not just develop these abilities, no matter how big it got. The origin may be two-fold. I believe a Maiar spirit was present in a "shell" of a dragon. Melkor could very well have bred lizards to an extreme size and then have a fire-demon enter into it. This would explain where the power of the dragon came from. Tolkien of course never really justified this, it is conjectural, but fairly reasonable I believe.