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Smaug's Desolation

Run Away! Run Away! Now that's a dragon! In fact, I would go so far as to say this is the best rendition of Smaug I have yet seen! A geographical error in the location of the "gate" and source of the river, but everything else seems in tip-top shape! We can see the town of Dale (or what remains) at the foot of the lonely mountain and much of the surrounding area is very sparse of trees (not normal for mountain regions) due to Smaug. This is probably his first trip out of the mountain as it would appear to be daytime and when Smaug went to the lake town it was sunset.

Book: The Hobbit