Posted: April 09, 2000 at 23:32:02: by Jim Gregors
: : I was thumbing through the SIL earlier today. It seems Glaurung was close to 100 years old when he first appeared in battle. He was young and immature, his armor was not full and he was tender. This doesn't sound like an incarnate Maiar. This sound like a flesh and blood creature. Based on this I do not believe Glaurung, or any dragons, were Maiar.: This is true, they are flesh and blood... but they could be (and this is my understanding) creatures who were later given ainur investment (maybe by Morgoth). Quite. At least this is my opinion. Let us say that they were living creatures who were inhabited - or possessed - by spirits of evil. Where these spirits came from is a matter of conjecture. Perhaps there were any number of unembodied spirits floating about the Outer Void who could be summoned by one who knew the proper rituals (or whatever). Or, perhaps they were invested by the spirit of Melkor. In either case, I agree that dragons were not Maiar.
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