In Middle-earth, there are numerous dangerous creatures, including dragons. Most of them do not appear in Peter Jackson’s movies, but they are legendary and feared in the lore. Which one is the strongest?
How was the ranking created? No one needs to explain that dragons are terrifying and very dangerous creatures. Anyone who faces them should be well prepared. For this list, we looked at the dragons from Middle-earth that were mentioned by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and for which there is substantial information.
Some dragons were only mentioned by name, making it difficult to compare them. Therefore, this list only counts the four specimens that were addressed by the head of Middle-earth himself in his texts.
As always, the placements are purely subjective and reflect the author’s opinion. If your personal ranking differs, feel free to let us know in the comments.
Rank 4: Scatha
Scatha was a dragon who, due to his appearance, also had nicknames like “Wurm” or “Lindwurm”. He lived in the north of Middle-earth, near the Ered Mithrin mountains.
He was feared among the local peoples. Scatha turned against the dwarves and killed many of them. Over time, he amassed a great treasure, similar to Smaug.
Although the dragon was very strong and powerful, and defeated many who sought to rob him of his treasure, he ultimately died. The man Fram, prince of the Éothéod, from which later the people of Rohan arose, killed the Lindworm. After his victory, he refused to return the treasures to the dwarves. The horn of the mark, a part of Scatha’s treasure, became particularly famous, which was later passed on by Éowyn to the hobbit Merry.
