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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Smaug descended on Erebor in III 2770; after the Dragon's death in III 2941, the Desolation was slowly reclaimed Location Wasted lands extending outward from Erebor and Dale Origins Caused by the rampaging Dragon Smaug Race Dragons Division Fire-drakes Settlements Smaug settled within Erebor Source The river Running had its source in Erebor and flowed southward through the Desolation Important peaks Erebor, the Lonely Mountain Pronunciation Smaug is pronounced 'smow'g', with 'ow' as in English 'now' Meaning Smaug means 'squeezed through a hole' Other names The Desolation of the Dragon; probably equivalent to the region known as the Waste Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: S Fields, Plains and Deserts About this entry: Updated 19 January 2022 This entry is complete The blasted domain of the Dragon of Erebor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The blackened and lifeless region that lay around the Lonely Mountain, created by the Dragon Smaug after his capture of the Dwarf-city there. Smaug had spread fire and destruction around the mountain, and no living thing grew within the Desolation. After Smaug was slain and Erebor recovered, Dwarves and Men worked together to repair the Desolation. By the time of the War of the Ring, some eight decades after Smaug's defeat, the Desolation no longer existed, and the town of Dale had been fully rebuilt. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: S Fields, Plains and Deserts About this entry: Updated 19 January 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2008, 2021-2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Smaug descended on Erebor in III 2770; after the Dragon's death in III 2941, the Desolation was slowly reclaimed Location Wasted lands extending outward from Erebor and Dale Origins Caused by the rampaging Dragon Smaug Race Dragons Division Fire-drakes Settlements Smaug settled within Erebor Source The river Running had its source in Erebor and flowed southward through the Desolation Important peaks Erebor, the Lonely Mountain Pronunciation Smaug is pronounced 'smow'g', with 'ow' as in English 'now' Meaning Smaug means 'squeezed through a hole' Other names The Desolation of the Dragon; probably equivalent to the region known as the Waste Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: S Fields, Plains and Deserts About this entry: Updated 19 January 2022 This entry is complete The blasted domain of the Dragon of Erebor

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Desolation of Smaug

The blackened and lifeless region that lay around the Lonely Mountain, created by the Dragon Smaug after his capture of the Dwarf-city there. Smaug had spread fire and destruction around the mountain, and no living thing grew within the Desolation. After Smaug was slain and Erebor recovered, Dwarves and Men worked together to repair the Desolation. By the time of the War of the Ring, some eight decades after Smaug's defeat, the Desolation no longer existed, and the town of Dale had been fully rebuilt. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: S Fields, Plains and Deserts About this entry: Updated 19 January 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2008, 2021-2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.