Mereth Aderthad Interview: Interview with cloudyhymns by Shadow

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Tolkien popularized many elements of the modern fantasy genre and perhaps none more so than dragons. You don't even have to love a good fantasy novel to appreciate the mystery, aesthetic, and mythic roots of these beasts. But, in Tolkien, we know relatively little about dragons. As part of our ongoing interview series of presenters at Mereth Aderthad 2025, Shadow interviewed cloudyhymns about his paper "The Design of Dragons and the Doom of the Dwarves," where he draws on Norse myth and evidence from the legendarium to explore the nature of dragons in Tolkien's work and their connection to the Dwarves.

You can read Shadow's interview with cloudyhymns here.