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Dates
Glaurung was first seen I 260, and slain I 498
Race
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Emerged from Angband in the North; later invaded and briefly occupied Nargothrond
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Father of Dragons

A title of Glaurung the Golden

A title given to Glaurung, the first of the Dragons. Whether Glaurung was literally the father of all dragons, as for example Durin was father of all his folk, is unknown; the origins of dragon-kind remain mysterious. On balance, however, this seems unlikely due to the differences between individual dragons - for example, Glaurung was wingless, whereas many of the later dragons had wings.


See also...

Dragons, Túrin, Urulóki

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