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[[File:Kevin Ward - Cold-drake.jpg| | {{race infobox| name=Cold-drakes| image=[[File:Kevin Ward - Cold-drake.jpg|250px]]| caption=Kevin Ward - ''True Cold-drake''| pronun=| othernames=| origin=Bred by [[Morgoth]] in [[Angband]] | location=[[Angband]], [[Northern Waste]], [[Withered Heath]], [[Grey Mountains]]| affiliation=[[Morgoth]]| rivalry=[[Dwarves of the Grey Mountains]]| language=| people=| members=| lifespan="Long and slow"<ref>{{S|13}}</ref>| distinctions=Could not breathe fire| height=| hair=| skin=| clothing=| weapons=}} | ||
'''Cold-drakes''' were dragons that could not breathe fire. [[Morgoth]] bred and used cold-drakes in [[First Age]].<ref group=note>The only specific mention of them in this period in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s published work may be found in ''[[Turambar and the Foalókë]]''.</ref> After the [[War of Wrath]], some cold-drakes were found in the [[Northern Waste|waste]] north of the the [[Grey Mountains]]. | '''Cold-drakes''' were dragons that could not breathe fire. [[Morgoth]] bred and used cold-drakes in [[First Age]].<ref group=note>The only specific mention of them in this period in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s published work may be found in ''[[Turambar and the Foalókë]]''.</ref> After the [[War of Wrath]], some cold-drakes were found in the [[Northern Waste|waste]] north of the the [[Grey Mountains]]. | ||
As the millennia passed, their numbers grew, until they became a serious threat in the later centuries of the [[Third Age]] to the [[Dwarves]] that mined the Grey Mountains.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> In {{TA|2589}}, [[Dáin I]], [[King of Durin's Folk]], and his second son [[Frór]] were slain at the gates of their [[Dáin's halls|halls]] by a Cold-drake.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> The attacks of these fearsome creatures persuaded the Dwarves to migrate eastwards from the Grey Mountains, and it was soon afterwards that their [[Dwarf realms|realms]] in the [[Iron Hills]] and at [[Erebor]] were established. | |||
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Revision as of 19:36, 14 August 2018
| Cold-drakes | |
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| Race | |
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| Kevin Ward - True Cold-drake | |
| General Information | |
| Origins | Bred by Morgoth in Angband |
| Locations | Angband, Northern Waste, Withered Heath, Grey Mountains |
| Affiliation | Morgoth |
| Rivalries | Dwarves of the Grey Mountains |
| Physical Description | |
| Lifespan | "Long and slow"[1] |
| Distinctions | Could not breathe fire |
Cold-drakes were dragons that could not breathe fire. Morgoth bred and used cold-drakes in First Age.[note 1] After the War of Wrath, some cold-drakes were found in the waste north of the the Grey Mountains.
As the millennia passed, their numbers grew, until they became a serious threat in the later centuries of the Third Age to the Dwarves that mined the Grey Mountains.[2] In T.A. 2589, Dáin I, King of Durin's Folk, and his second son Frór were slain at the gates of their halls by a Cold-drake.[3] The attacks of these fearsome creatures persuaded the Dwarves to migrate eastwards from the Grey Mountains, and it was soon afterwards that their realms in the Iron Hills and at Erebor were established.
Notes
- ↑ The only specific mention of them in this period in Tolkien's published work may be found in Turambar and the Foalókë.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
