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[โ€“] nutomic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats only because gold is undervalued today.

[โ€“] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

It's not really a good comparison to use the value of gold on earth for Smaug's wealth, you have to use the value of gold in middle earth, which is likely higher.