Smaug, despite his size, was not the largest dragon in Middle-earth, as Ancalagon the Black takes that title by a landslide. Morgoth, the Dark Lord, created a series of vile creatures, including ...

The dragon most Lord of the Rings fans will be familiar with, Smaug was a fire-drake that lived in the Third Age, and was seen by many as the last great dragon of Middle-earth.