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==See also==
==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Scatha|Images of Scatha]]
* [[Seven Hoards]]


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Scatha
Dragon
Wouter Florusse - The Slaying of Scatha.png
Biographical Information
TitlesThe Worm
RealmGrey Mountains
HoardDwarf-treasure, including Merry's horn
AffiliationNone
AppearedThird Age
Deathc. T.A. 2000[1]
Slain byFram
Physical Description
TypeLong-worm
GalleryImages of Scatha

Scatha the Worm was a mighty Long-worm of the Grey Mountains and one of the greatest Dragons to infest that range of the north.

History

Little is known of Scatha's life, except that he possessed a great hoard, stolen from the Dwarves. He was slain by Fram son of Frumgar 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." It was rumored that for this insult the Dwarves killed him. [2]

It seems like Fram's people retained at least some of the hoard, and Eorl brought it south when they settled in Rohan. The Horn of the Mark that Éowyn gave to Merry Brandybuck after the War of the Ring many hundred of years later was said to come from Scatha's hoard.[3]

Etymology

Scatha was a name in the language of the Éothéod, translated into Old English. The name means "injurer, enemy, robber".[4] It is related to modern English "to scathe".[5]

See also

References


Named Dragons
Glaurung · Gostir · Ancalagon · Scatha · Smaug