Mackerel snapper topic Mackerel snapper  was once a sectarian slur for Roman Catholics , originating in the United States in the 1850s. It referred to the Catholic discipline of Friday abstinence from red meat and poultry, for which fish was substituted.
Follow @TIMECulture. Admit it: you were pronouncing the word âSmaugâ â the name of the Hobbit dragon, the one whoâs in the subtitle of the upcoming movie installation â as âsmog.â.
Also called the Necromancer, Sauron is only mentioned in The Hobbit; he never actually appears. Thror-Thorinâs grandfather. Thror mined Moria, a series of caves under the Mountain, and discovered a wealth of gold and jewels.