Smaug (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Smaug" in English language version.

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archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Clark Hall, J. R. (2002) [1894]. A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (4th ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 427.
"The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien". Internet Archive. 1968. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

"JRR Tolkien artwork on display for first time". BBC. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

biblio.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Hobbit or There and Back Again by Tolkien, J.R.R. (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)". Biblio. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020. The Hobbit or There and Back Again by Tolkien, J.R.R. (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien) London: George Allen & Unwin 1975 Third Edition (Paperback)... 1975... Cover illustration of Death of Smaug

blackgate.com (Global: low place; English: 9,474^th place)

Harvey, Ryan (29 March 2011). "The Hobbit: The 1977 Animated Television Movie". Black Gate. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Porter, Lynnette (2014). Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters: Science Fiction in Shades of Gray on 21st Century Television. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-7864-5795-3.
Lee, Stuart D. (2020). A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien. Wiley. pp. 518–519. ISBN 9781119656029.
Ashton, Gail (2017). Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-350-02161-7.

bosworthtoller.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Bosworth, Joseph; Toller, T. Northcote (2018). "smúgan". An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Prague: Charles University.
Bosworth, Joseph; Toller, T. Northcote (2018). "smeágan". An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Prague: Charles University.

core.ac.uk (Global: 1,734^th place; English: 1,312^th place)

Storms, Godfrid (1948). No. 73. [Wið Wyrme] Anglo-Saxon Magic (PDF). 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff; D.Litt thesis for University of Nijmegen. p. 303. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020. If a man or a beast has drunk a worm ... Sing this charm nine times into the ear, and once an Our Father. The same charm may be sung against a penetrating worm. Sing it frequently on the wound and smear on your spittle, and take green centaury, pound it, apply it to the wound and bathe with hot cow's urine. MS. Harley 585, ff. 136b, 137a (11th century) (Lacnunga).

countrylife.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 5,923^rd place)

"In Focus: The hand-drawn maps from which JRR Tolkien launched Middle-earth". Country Life. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

deadline.com (Global: 10^th place; English: 9^th place)

Fleming, Mike Jr. (16 June 2011). "Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice Smaug in 'The Hobbit'". Deadline. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
Fleming, Mike (16 June 2011). "Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice Smaug in 'The Hobbit'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Unerman, Sandra (April 2002). "Dragons in Twentieth Century Fiction". Folklore. 113 (1): 94–101. doi:10.1080/00155870220125462. JSTOR 1261010. S2CID 216644043.
Jakobsson, Ármann (2009). "Talk to the Dragon: Tolkien as Translator". Tolkien Studies. 6 (1): 27–39. doi:10.1353/tks.0.0053 – via Project Muse.

empireonline.com (Global: 221^st place; English: 163^rd place)

De Semlyen, Nick (6 December 2013). "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug Movie Review". Empire. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

Hughes, Mark (8 December 2013). "Review - 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Is Middle-Earth Magic". Forbes. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
"Smaug". Forbes. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

hi.is (Global: 7,624^th place; English: 7,880^th place)

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Shippey, Tom (13 September 2002). "Tolkien and Iceland: The Philology of Envy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.

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Thompson, Jeff (2001). "Hiawatha & Megissogwon". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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Jakobsson, Ármann (2009). "Talk to the Dragon: Tolkien as Translator". Tolkien Studies. 6 (1): 27–39. doi:10.1353/tks.0.0053 – via Project Muse.

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

Unerman, Sandra (April 2002). "Dragons in Twentieth Century Fiction". Folklore. 113 (1): 94–101. doi:10.1080/00155870220125462. JSTOR 1261010. S2CID 216644043.

mtv.com (Global: 80^th place; English: 67^th place)

Sullivan, Kevin P. (20 December 2013). "What Happened To Smaug's Other Legs? 'Hobbit' FX Expert Explains". MTV. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
Wigler, Josh (9 December 2013). "'The Hobbit' Reviews: Get The Scoop On 'Smaug'". Viacom. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

nzherald.co.nz (Global: 435^th place; English: 276^th place)

"Smaug unveiled at Wellington airport", The New Zealand Herald, 6 November 2014, retrieved 10 August 2025

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Unerman, Sandra (April 2002). "Dragons in Twentieth Century Fiction". Folklore. 113 (1): 94–101. doi:10.1080/00155870220125462. JSTOR 1261010. S2CID 216644043.

smithsonianmag.com (Global: 503^rd place; English: 364^th place)

Nuwer, Rachel (6 November 2014), "Smaug the Dragon And Other Unexpected Airport Surprises", Smithsonian Magazine, retrieved 10 August 2025

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 30^th place; English: 24^th place)

"Benedict Cumberbatch's career in pictures: from Hawking to The Child in Time". The Daily Telegraph. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

Garth, John (9 December 2014). "Tolkien's death of Smaug: American inspiration revealed". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

time.com (Global: 61^st place; English: 54^th place)

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Corliss, Richard (9 December 2013). "'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug': It Lives!". Time. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

tolkiengateway.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Timeline/Third Age". Tolkien Gateway. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

tolkiensociety.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

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Pettit, Edward (2002). "JRR Tolkien's use of an Old English charm". Mallorn (40): 39–44, note 18. Tolkien's knowledge of Old English charms and remedies is also shown by his use of Lacnunga's term smeah wyrm 'penetrating worm.' This contributed to his conception of Smaug in The Hobbit; see Shippey (1992: 82).

tor.com (Global: 1,483^rd place; English: 828^th place)

Gilkeson, Austin (21 December 2018). "Rankin/Bass's The Hobbit Showed Us the Future of Pop Culture". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

usatoday.com (Global: 41^st place; English: 34^th place)

Truitt, Brian (16 December 2013). "Five things to know about scaly 'Hobbit' star Smaug". USA Today. Mclean, Virginia: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Timeline/Third Age". Tolkien Gateway. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
Garth, John (9 December 2014). "Tolkien's death of Smaug: American inspiration revealed". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Thompson, Jeff (2001). "Hiawatha & Megissogwon". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
Storms, Godfrid (1948). No. 73. [Wið Wyrme] Anglo-Saxon Magic (PDF). 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff; D.Litt thesis for University of Nijmegen. p. 303. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020. If a man or a beast has drunk a worm ... Sing this charm nine times into the ear, and once an Our Father. The same charm may be sung against a penetrating worm. Sing it frequently on the wound and smear on your spittle, and take green centaury, pound it, apply it to the wound and bathe with hot cow's urine. MS. Harley 585, ff. 136b, 137a (11th century) (Lacnunga).
Shippey, Tom (13 September 2002). "Tolkien and Iceland: The Philology of Envy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
"JRR Tolkien artwork on display for first time". BBC. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"In Focus: The hand-drawn maps from which JRR Tolkien launched Middle-earth". Country Life. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"The Hobbit or There and Back Again by Tolkien, J.R.R. (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)". Biblio. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020. The Hobbit or There and Back Again by Tolkien, J.R.R. (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien) London: George Allen & Unwin 1975 Third Edition (Paperback)... 1975... Cover illustration of Death of Smaug
Gilkeson, Austin (21 December 2018). "Rankin/Bass's The Hobbit Showed Us the Future of Pop Culture". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
Harvey, Ryan (29 March 2011). "The Hobbit: The 1977 Animated Television Movie". Black Gate. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (16 June 2011). "Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice Smaug in 'The Hobbit'". Deadline. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
Truitt, Brian (16 December 2013). "Five things to know about scaly 'Hobbit' star Smaug". USA Today. Mclean, Virginia: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
"Benedict Cumberbatch's career in pictures: from Hawking to The Child in Time". The Daily Telegraph. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
Fleming, Mike (16 June 2011). "Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice Smaug in 'The Hobbit'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
Sullivan, Kevin P. (20 December 2013). "What Happened To Smaug's Other Legs? 'Hobbit' FX Expert Explains". MTV. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
Hughes, Mark (8 December 2013). "Review - 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Is Middle-Earth Magic". Forbes. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Corliss, Richard (9 December 2013). "'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug': It Lives!". Time. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
De Semlyen, Nick (6 December 2013). "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug Movie Review". Empire. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Wigler, Josh (9 December 2013). "'The Hobbit' Reviews: Get The Scoop On 'Smaug'". Viacom. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
"Smaug". Forbes. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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Tolkien 1955, Appendix A:III "Durin's Folk" Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955). The Return of the King. The Lord of the Rings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 519647821.

Smaug (English Wikipedia)

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