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Dates
Very uncertain; probably slain in about the year III 20001
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Pronunciation
ska'tha (th as in 'this')
Meaning
From Old Norse skaða, meaning 'harm' or 'injure'
Titles
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ScathaA mighty Long-worm of the Grey MountainsOne of the greatest of the Dragons to infest the Grey Mountains of the north. Of his life little is known, except that he was slain by Fram son of Frumgar (an ancestor of Eorl the Young) in the early days of the Éothéod. His recovered hoard was the subject of great dispute between the Men of the Éothéod and the Dwarves of that region, who claimed the hoard as their own. Fram rebuked their claim, and sent them the teeth of the Dragon, with the words, 'Jewels such as these you will not match in your treasuries, for they are hard to come by.'2 Thereafter there was war between the Éothéod and the Dwarves, a war in which Fram met his end. However this dispute was resolved (we are not told), it seems that Fram's people retained at least some of the hoard, and brought it south with them when they settled in Rohan. The horn that Éowyn gave to Merry Brandybuck after the War of the Ring (many hundred years later) was said to have come from it. Notes
See also...Dragons, Fram, Horn of the Mark, Long-worms, Lord of the Éothéod, The Worm For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Choose which of the great value Discus business packages is best for you... |