Dragons' World

Dragons are among the most fascinating fictitious beasts. They have figured in a number of myths, and even in the past century many great fantasy writers have created original works in which they figure. In this brief article I will discuss three of them.

In “the Hobbit,” the title character and twelve dwarfs are on a quest to retrieve their treasure from Smaug, the dragon who stole it. Bilbo goes into his cave as a scout and discovers the dragon’s vulnerable spot, a piece (more…)