Parallels between Beowulf and The Hobbit “Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? Or bore his jaw through with a thorn . . . his scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal . . .. Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.” (Job :1-2,15,19) When you take the time to compare modern stories about dragons with ancient one’s it becomes …showed first 75 words of 839 total…

…showed last 75 words of 839 total…moon- but not in one place. The black arrow sped straight for the hollow by the left breast where the foreleg was flung wide. In it smote and vanished, barb, shaft and feather, so fierce was it’s flight. With a shriek that deafened men, felled trees and split stone, Smaug shot spouting into the air turned over and crashed down from on high in ruin. (The Hobbit) Dragons represent evil, they are wickedness personified.