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Tag Archives: The Hobbit
Dragons: From Ancient Serpents to the Great Worms of Middle-earth
From the great serpents of the ancient world to Fáfnir, Beowulf and the dragons of Middle-earth, this article traces the long history behind Tolkien’s Great Worms. Along the way, we explore Glaurung, Ancalagon, Smaug and Scatha, the different kinds of dragon Tolkien imagined, their troubled history with the Dwarves, and the question of whether dragons might have survived into the Fourth Age. Continue reading
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Tagged Ancalagon, Beowulf, Dragons, Dwarves, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Norse Mythology, Scatha, Silmarillion, Smaug, The Hobbit
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Durin’s Day 2026: Finding the Last Moon of Autumn (… again)
When is Durin’s Day in 2026? By combining Tolkien’s description with historical seasonal reckoning and modern crescent-visibility calculations, this article rebuilds the question from the ground up and arrives at a Dwarvish New Year of 13 October 2026. It also introduces the new interactive Dwarvish Calendar and tests the same reconstruction against Tolkien’s own 19 October date for the Quest of Erebor. Continue reading
