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Dragons also serve as a chilling inheritance from Melkor’s dark legacy. Creatures born in Angband, such as Glaurung and Ancalagon, struck fear into the hearts of the peoples of Middle-earth. Their great size and intellect made them fearsome foes, capable of bringing entire kingdoms to their knees. Melkor’s use of dragons to instigate chaos and destruction endured well beyond his downfall, influencing events into the Third Age.