Did Morgoth create dragons?

Dragons were ancient, intelligent, powerful creatures, as feared as they were admired in Middle-earth. Their exact origin is debated, though it was clearly stated that they were created by Morgoth in some sense, millennia before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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What did Morgoth create?

Yup, as far as the books go, Morgoth could never really create anything. He could only mock creatures created by Eru. Same as Sauron. He could only copy and corrupt others creatures.
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Did Morgoth create Ancalagon?

Ancalagon, often titled "The Black", was the greatest of all winged dragons. He was bred by Morgoth during the First Age and was the largest dragon to have ever existed in Middle-earth. His appearance in history was restricted to the War of Wrath.
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Did Morgoth create trolls?

It is stated that they were created by Melkor, although it's not clear exactly how. The Ent Treebeard says that trolls were "made in mockery" of ents, as Orcs were of elves, though not necessarily from Entish stock.
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How did Morgoth create balrogs?

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The Balrogs, or Balrogath ("Balrog-kind") were Maiar corrupted by Morgoth during the creation of Arda, who cloaked themselves in shadow and flame and carried whips and swords. Famed Balrogs include Gothmog, slain by Ecthelion, and Durin's Bane, slain by Gandalf.
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Are trolls corrupted Ents?

Morgoth created or corrupted Trolls at the end of the First Age (twilight of the Elder Days). Their exact origins are unknown, though it is theorized by Treebeard that Trolls were "made in mockery of" Ents, similar to the theory that Orcs were a twisted parody of the Elves.
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Can Smaug use the One Ring?

Probably not. Dragons are a lesser order of creatures, and since Sauron is both a Maia and master of the Ring, in any contest between Smaug and Sauron, Sauron would have prevailed. The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect. Smaug is therefore clearly subservient to Sauron.
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Who was stronger Sauron or Ancalagon?

Physically speaking, Ancalagon is superior.
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What is the strongest dragon in mythology?

Typhon was the most fearsome monster of Greek mythology.
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How did Morgoth create orcs?

In The Fall of Gondolin Morgoth made them of slime by sorcery, "bred from the heats and slimes of the earth". Or, they were "beasts of humanized shape", possibly, Tolkien wrote, Elves mated with beasts, and later Men.
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Who is the most powerful dragon in LOTR?

1 Ancalagon The Black

The most powerful dragon to ever exist since the dawn of time in Middle-earth, and the chief of the Winged Dragons of the War of Wrath, is Ancalagon the Black.
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Are dragons corrupted Eagles?

Dragons can't be corrupted Eagles because the first one was wingless.
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Who is more powerful than Morgoth?

Who is More Powerful Than Morgoth? As the most powerful of the Valar, Morgoth may seem unmatched. However, the being who has ever been more powerful than Morgoth is Eru Iluvater. There are also two other beings who had the better of Morgoth in physical duels, Ungloiant and Tulkas.
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Are Balrogs stronger than dragons?

Balrog. Even in the earliest writings, when Balrogs were much, much weaker and more numerous than they are in the conceptions you probably identify with them (as in, what Gandalf fights), Balrogs are stated outright to be more powerful than dragons.
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Can a Balrog fly?

From this passage I believe we can conclude that Balrogs had the ability to fly. Tolkien describes the darkness around the Balrog as being like 'wings' ("His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings").
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Is Gandalf one of the Valar?

In Valinor, Gandalf was called Olórin. He was one of the Maiar of Valinor, specifically, one of the people of the Vala Manwë; he was said to be the wisest of the Maiar. He was closely associated with two other Valar: Irmo, in whose gardens he lived, and Nienna, the patron of mercy, who gave him tutelage.
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Why is Smaug the last dragon?

8 He Was The Last Great Dragon

Tolkien confirmed in a letter that Smaug was the last of his kind; and the last of the Great Fire-drakes of Middle Earth. This implies that dragons of lesser stature, such as smaller Cold-drakes or Fire-drakes, may have lived on.
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Would a Balrog or Smaug win?

So, one glimpse into Smaug's eyes and the Balrog falls under the spell. Even if it's just for a second—a moment of hesitation or distraction, it'd be enough. Smaug would snatch up Durin's Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs).
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Who kills Morgoth?

After committing many evils across the First Age and preceding eras, such as the theft of the Silmarils, which resulted in his name Morgoth, and the destruction of the Two Lamps and the Two Trees of Valinor, Morgoth was defeated by the Host of Valinor in the War of Wrath.
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What if Smaug ate the Ring?

TL;DR: The Ring would've used Smaug's greed to control him, making him raze Middle-Earth, and then corrupt him to such a point he wouldn't be able defeat Sauron, giving the Dark Lord control over the land.
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Why does sunlight troll to stone?

In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarf company encountered three trolls on their journey to Erebor. The trolls captured the Dwarves and prepared to eat them, but the wizard Gandalf managed to distract them until dawn, when exposure to sunlight turned them to stone.
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Is Olog-hai canon?

The Olog-hai that appear in this (non-canon) game have certain similarities to the trolls that appear in both the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings film adaptations.
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Are there ogres in LOTR?

2007-: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Ogres, also known as the Jorthkyn, are unfriendly Earth-kin, related to Giants. They are predominantly found in Nan Amlug East in the North Downs.
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