Scatha
Non-Humanoid
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Scatha by Eru-(Valar)
Scatha
by Eru-(Valar)
Dec. 3, 2002
Like Smaug the Golden, Scatha the Worm was one of
the greatest Dragons
to
escape the downfall of Morgoth's realm at the end of the First
Age. He took
residence in the Grey Mountains and considered himself lord of the
range
when the Dwarves began to mine the area in T.A. 1999. In
response, Scatha
slew a number of Dwarves and amassed a treasure hoard prior to the
arrival
of Durin's folk in the region. However, remembering the death of
Glaurung
at the hands of the Dwarves of Belegost, he feared that they would try
and
claim his range, so in T.A. 2000 he attacked the Dwarven mine at
Silverplunge
where he slew the inhabitants and secured a great hoard of
treasure. While
the Dwarves planned their counter-attack, Lord Fram of the Eotheod slew
Scatha
and claimed the treasure for his own. The legacy of Scatha caused
the conflict between the Naugrim and the Northmen, and the subsequent
death
of
Lord Fram in the fighting.
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