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ohtatyaro · 12-14-2005, 05:24 AM

By the way, would be interesting to learn what become of Shelob in fourth age/ I mean, she alone of the three would-be-allies survived Sauron's fall. How was she dealt with in Aragorn's kingdom - or did they just stop caring about her, like, let her live up there, we don't go there anyways?

Noxomanus · 12-22-2005, 11:39 AM

I think the Ring would have no problem with going to a Dragon. The real reason for this not happening in The Hobbit was because Tolkien obviously hadn't thought of that yet

As for a canonical reason, Smaug was a sedentary being and perhaps the Ring thought the mobile Bilbo a better means of getting to Sauron.

Seeing how Dragons allready were powerful, think of the damage an invisible Dragon wielding the forces of the Ring (or some of them) could do!

I'm pretty sure that if the Ring,opportunistic thing that it is, thought tempting a Dragon or Balrog or Eagle or Ent or Warg or even a ladybug the best way to go, it would try to.

This begs the question,would Smaug the Dark Dragon Lord be able to destroy Sauron and take his place??

Alcarillo · 12-22-2005, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Noxomanus

would Smaug the Dark Dragon Lord be able to destroy Sauron

Smaug could fly to Mount Doom and drop the Ring in, eagle-style.

Sorry. Please continue.

12-14-2005, 05:24 AM	#1
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12-22-2005, 11:39 AM	#2
Noxomanus Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 233	I think the Ring would have no problem with going to a Dragon. The real reason for this not happening in The Hobbit was because Tolkien obviously hadn't thought of that yet As for a canonical reason, Smaug was a sedentary being and perhaps the Ring thought the mobile Bilbo a better means of getting to Sauron. Seeing how Dragons allready were powerful, think of the damage an invisible Dragon wielding the forces of the Ring (or some of them) could do! I'm pretty sure that if the Ring,opportunistic thing that it is, thought tempting a Dragon or Balrog or Eagle or Ent or Warg or even a ladybug the best way to go, it would try to. This begs the question,would Smaug the Dark Dragon Lord be able to destroy Sauron and take his place?? __________________ Nothing is evil in the beginning,even Sauron wasn't