Can smaug defeat a Balrog?

Can smaug defeat a Balrog?

Dragons and Balrogs are both, in origin, Maia spirits. Smaug isn't Maiar, but his power is equivalent. ... Smaug would snatch up Durin's Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs).

Did Smaug and Sauron work together?

Despite there being a connection between them – as both are connected to Morgoth in some way – Smaug and Sauron never worked together. It was an alliance Gandalf and the White Council feared, but it never happened since, as far as we know, the two of them never even met in The Hobbit.

Can Gandalf beat Smaug?

If Gandalf struck down Smaug there is a greater chance the battle would occur within Erebor itself and could be more easily hidden, allowing for the Dwarves to quietly return and reenforce their position within the Mountain.

What was the connection between Sauron and Smaug?

• The only link between Smaug and Sauron was their connection to the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, Sauron was Morgoth’s chief lieutenant and the first dragons were bred in the First Age by Morgoth. However, the Morgoth’s dragons were capable of breeding on their own, and Smaug was probably several generations removed from those first dragons.

Is there a connection between Smaug and Morgoth?

• There’s no direct connection. Smaug was the last of the great fire drakes of the north (quite possibly not the last dragon, but apparently the last one to be relevant to history), and the race of dragons was ultimately a creation of Sauron’s former master, Morgoth. That doesn’t mean they were allied, or that Smaug in any way worked for Sauron.

Why is Smaug too strong to side with anyone?

• Smaug's vanity is too strong for him to side with anyone. He is more compelled by fear of loss than hope of gain. Besides he only has his biding in mind when he exacts anything upon anyone. Quoting Tolkien is creating allegories which he despised.

Who was Sauron in The Lord of the Rings?

• Sauron was powerful, but he was no Morgoth. There's no evidence in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings that Smaug (or any other dragons in the Withered Heath) was receiving any directives from Sauron, or felt the presence of Sauron.