In this video, I walk you through Tolkien's dragons, the historical and cultural inspiration behind them, and why they're so important. Leave a like, subscribe, and comment whatever I might have missed!

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Disclaimer: These are highly abridged versions of all of these stories, since I could only fit so much in this video. I encourage you to check out the original tale if you're interested, as there's so much I couldn't get into this. If you're having trouble finding the original story, drop a comment below and I can help you out. Happy reading!

00:00 Intro
1:20 The History of Dragons
5:16 Myths & Legend
9:25 The Modern Era
11:27 "The Hoard"
13:27 Chrysophlylax
17:37 Ancalagon
19:39 Glaurung
24:19 Smaug


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