"Dragons think we are amusing. But they remember Erreth-Akbe; him they speak of as if he were a dragon, not a man."
- Ged, in The Tombs of Atuan
Erreth-Akbe was a wizard who travelled across Earthsea and was a dragonlord. He died fighting the dragon Orm on the island of Selidor although Orm also died. This is recounted in the Deed of Erreth-Akbe. Ring of Erreth-Akbe is associated with him.