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[–] 36 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Or, going by The Hobbit, the gold was just lying around next to all these dwarf skeletons when the dragon moved in

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    Yes but the book explains smaug was drawn there by its riches. Dragons are just greed metaphors after all though the question remains of dragons are drawn to riches themselves or the aura of greed of those who amassed it.

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