The Lord of the Rings · Character
Scatha the Worm
Also known as Scatha
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 16
The name Scatha the Worm has the weight of an old legend, suggestive of a fearsome creature remembered long after its time. The text offers no glimpse of its form, leaving the imagination to supply the shadow.
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 16
- Books
- 1
Scatha the Worm is named in passing, without a description of the creature or an account of its deeds in this passage. The name evokes an older history beyond the immediate scene, but the book gives no further details here.
Description
Scatha the Worm is identified as a dragon, but no appearance is described in the supplied material. Its size, coloring, shape, features, and manner are unspecified and should not be treated as established visual facts.
Story so far
BOOK 3The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
Appearances
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