One of the most well known dragons is Smaug, from Tolkien's The Hobbit. Because of their majestic, fantastic nature dragons are a staple of much fantasy fiction and games. They can often fly and breathe fire or poison. Dragons are often portrayed as keepers of vast hoards of treasure, which they accumulate over their very long lifespan and guard covetously - in western mythology, this is often an extension of their use as a metaphor for royal power. 'dragon'?"), possibly inspired by various sources such as giant lizards such as varanids, crocodillians and serpents, but also dinosaur bones and simple tall-tales from travelers in distant lands. They're found all around the world (although this is admittedly more due to decisions on the part of early translators than anything else: "hey Jack, what should we designate as the translation of "Qetzacouatl," the feathery serpent thing from mesoamerica?" "I don't know. Now I am old and strong, strong, strong My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!" – Smaug, The Hobbitĭragons are an obscure mythical creature that you've probably never heard of before. I laid low the warriors of old and their like is not in the world today. "I kill where I wish and none dare resist. This is pretty much what most people today think of when they hear the word.
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