Dates

Glaurung was first seen in I 260 and said to be 'half-grown' at this date; he was slain by Túrin Turambar in I 499

Race

Title of

Meaning

Worm here is used in the sense of 'serpent' and thus 'Dragon'

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Great Worm

Glaurung, Father of Dragons

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

A title of Glaurung, the first and one of the greatest of the Worms ('worm' is a name for those creatures more commonly called Dragons).

See also...

Dragon-reek, Sarch nia Hîn Húrin, The Worm, Worm of Morgoth

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