Mar-15-2012, 12:20 AM (UTC)
(This post was last modified: Mar-15-2012, 12:29 AM (UTC) by FoolishGirl.)
Smaug is definitely my prototypical dragon. Was there a dragon with a personality before Tolkien, I wonder?
...Just looked at Wikipedia about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dra...literature
"Smaug is a classic, European-type dragon; deeply magical, he hoards treasure and burns innocent towns. Contrary to most old folklore and literature J. R. R. Tolkien's dragons are very intelligent and can cast spells over mortals..."
...Just looked at Wikipedia about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dra...literature
"Smaug is a classic, European-type dragon; deeply magical, he hoards treasure and burns innocent towns. Contrary to most old folklore and literature J. R. R. Tolkien's dragons are very intelligent and can cast spells over mortals..."