Ruingurth meant "Fire-death," an appropriate name for this ugly but dangerous reddish-brown Dragon. He was the oldest and slowest of Wilderland's Great Worms, but his fire- breath rivalled that of his strongest kin. The son of Ancalagon, he fought in the War of Wrath, where he was wounded by a Great Eagle. Virtually in perpetual sleep, Ruingurth was uncaringly fatalistic. He would not stir unless struck. His home was in Goat Mountain, a silver-laden peak located along the southern rim of the Withered Heath.