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What if Smaug was in the Battle of the Five Armies?

What if Smaug was in the Battle of the Five Armies?

Smaug would wander in and kill all of them, excluding Bilbo. This would prevent the birth of Gimli, or the existence of the Beornings. Smaug would then reclaim his place as king under the mountain, and would then eventually find Bilbo and eat him.

Did Smaug fight in the War of Wrath?

So I think it’s clear that Smaug wasn’t very old when he attacked Erebor, and therefore he could not have been ancient enough to predate the Third Age. Hence, he could not have been alive during the First Age and thus didn’t participate in the War of Wrath.

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Did thranduil fight in the War of Wrath?

((EDIT: The Silmarillion states that Sindarin elves did not fight in the War of Wrath, so Thranduil was not involved in the battle. …

Did Smaug ever feel the presence of Sauron?

There’s no evidence in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings that Smaug (or any other dragons in the Withered Heath) was receiving any directives from Sauron, or felt the presence of Sauron. For that matter, the Balrog in Moria wasn’t under the control of Sauron, either.

What is the connection between Smaug and the race of Dragons?

There’s no direct connection. Smaug was the last of the great fire drakes of the north (quite possibly not the last dragon, but apparently the last one to be relevant to history), and the race of dragons was ultimately a creation of Sauron’s former master, Morgoth.

Could Sauron have had the power to command the Balrog?

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So, War of The ring, Sauron would of only had the power to seduce Smaug with promises of greater fortune and power. He wouldn’t of been able to physically or mentally command him. To command the Balrog would have been even harder since it was a Maiar of the same level as Sauron.

How powerful was Sauron in The Hobbit?

Sauron was powerful, but he was no Morgoth. There’s no evidence in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings that Smaug (or any other dragons in the Withered Heath) was receiving any directives from Sauron, or felt the presence of Sauron. For that matter, the Balrog in Moria wasn’t under the control of Sauron, either.