What did Smaug do for 60 years?

After eating all those fat dwarves Smaug has seriously put on weight and for the next 60 years he was trying to shed the extra pounds.
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What did Smaug do in the mountain?

Correctly believing that the Dwarves had received assistance from the men of Lake-town in entering the Lonely Mountain, Smaug left the mountain to wreak destruction upon Lake-town, nearly destroying it before being slain by Bard the Bowman.
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Who is Smaug and what did he do?

Smaug (/smaʊɡ/) is a dragon and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel.
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How long would Smaug have lived?

5 He Might Have Lived Forever

It is known that Smaug drove the Dwarves out of their mountain stronghold over 150 years prior to the events of The Hobbit, which doesn't seem like a lot of time in Tolkien years.
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What does Smaug do in The Hobbit?

Smaug was the greatest fire-breathing dragon of the Third Age. In T.A. 2770 he attacked the Lonely Mountain and the town of Dale. He claimed the treasure of the mountain for himself and forced Thrór, King under the Mountain, and his people into exile.
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Why does Smaug want gold?

There may be a very good reason for this. The premise behind The Hobbit was to rob Smaug, the last great dragon of Middle-earth, of his treasure. Well, it was actually to reclaim the old Dwarvish kingdom of Erebor from the fire-drake, but to the Dwarves in Thorin and Company, gold was a major motivator.
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How did Smaug lose his scale?

The terrible maiden-eating dragon of Kraków was slain by the Polish peasant Skuba, who tricked it into eating sulfur and drinking water, which caused its belly to explode. This establishes a recurring pattern within Western European mythology and literature vis a vis dragons' primary weak spot.
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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. Gandalf's primary concern when organizing the Quest of Erebor was: The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect.
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What if Smaug was alive in Lord of the Rings?

Smaug would wander in and kill all of them, excluding Bilbo. This would prevent the birth of Gimli, or the existence of the Beornings. Smaug would then reclaim his place as king under the mountain, and would then eventually find Bilbo and eat him. Smaug would find the ring, and either keep it or return it to Sauron.
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Can Sauron beat Smaug?

Round 2) Smaug is on the offensive, going after Sauron with ring in his castle Barad-dûr. Round 3 and 4 are the same but with Sauron as he was during the events of Lord of the Rings. Bonus 1 on 1 combat, does Smaug stomp? There's a quote by Gandalf which I believe shows that Sauron wins every time.
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Why is Smaug so evil?

In revenge for the theft of the Arkenstone, he destroys the town of Lake-town (Esgaroth). The complete destruction of the town and the displacement of men, women, and children is depicted as characteristic of Smaug's irrationality and evil.
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How old was Thorin when Smaug attacks?

Thorin: Born 2746, making him about 24 when Smaug attacked, and 195 when the quest began. In the book he is the oldest of the dwarves in the company, but in the movie it seems that several dwarves are older than him.
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How fast can Smaug fly?

A few more scribbles and comparisons with real flying creatures and out pops the air-speed required by Smaug to fly – 200kph.
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How long was Erebor lost?

The Lonely Mountain was abandoned for three-hundred and eighty years.
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How did Smaug know about the gold?

It is presumed that Smaug hears about the treasure within the Lonely Mountain and decides he will take it, but as the dwarves had been mining there for a long time there must've been a significant time period where the treasure would presumably have been worthy of Smaug's attention but he didn't either know about it or ...
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How much gold is Smaug?

Topping the list this year is another topical upcoming movie character, Smaug, the red-gold dragon who will be seen in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" films. According to the number crunchers at Forbes, Smaug rests his armored belly on a bed made up of $62 billion worth of gold, priceless Elvish armor, and other baubles.
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What would happen if Smaug joined Sauron?

Sauron and Smaug would have fit perfectly as allies: Smaug wants gold and riches but he is not interested in ruling over something or someone. Sauron wants to rule over all of Middle-earth but cares little if anything for riches and treasures.
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Who would win Balrog vs Smaug?

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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Did Smaug know about the ring?

In the movie a parallel is drawn between the eye of Sauron and the eye of Smaug, the two images being juxtaposed. In fact, it is the gaze of Smaug's eye that pressures Bilbo and leads him to take off the ring, with the result that Smaug can see him.
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What does Smaug say at the end of The Hobbit?

To seek vengeance upon being woken up from hibernation, Smaug flies to the nearby town named Lake town and lays waste to it. However, a man named Bard the Bowman shoots him in his weakest point killing him instantly, meaning his last words in 'The Hobbit' are "I am fire.
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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 else could destroy the One Ring?

Gimli tried to break it with his axe, but Elrond quickly chided him that the only way to destroy the One Ring was to drop it into the superheated fires of Mount Doom, where it was created.
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Is Smaug the last dragon?

Smaug was the last named dragon of Middle-earth. He was slain by Bard, a descendant of Girion, Lord of Dale.
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Who is bigger Smaug vs drogon?

If you remember how large Drogon was in Season 4 of Game of Thrones, he still wasn't as large as Smaug in the Hobbit 2. There is a much more accurate dragon comparison chart from The Daily Dot, which shows how Drogon and his siblings are around 61m compared to that of Smaug who is 60m.
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How did the bird help defeat Smaug?

However, a thrush speaks to Bard, showing him the weak spot in the dragon's armour in the hollow under Smaug's left breast, which Bilbo had discovered in his conversation with Smaug. He fires his favourite shaft, the family heirloom "Black Arrow", and kills Smaug, who falls onto Lake-town, destroying it.
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