J. R. R. Tolkien Quote

Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities.


The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings (ed. 1973)


Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities.

Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities.

Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities.

Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities.