William Huggins
“He wouldn’t make above a mouthful … not when he was skinned and boned.” William Huggins’opinion of Bilbo...
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Were-worms
“Tell me what you want done, and I will try it, if I have to walk from here to the East of East and fight the wild...
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Werewolves
Werewolves were servants of Morgoth Bauglir, bred from wolves and inhabited by dreadful spirits (fallen lesser Maiar or fëar of Orcs)...
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Watcher in the Water
A mysterious and horrific beast that lurked in the swollen waters of the Sirannon, beneath the western walls of Moria. VN:F [1.9.11_1134]ple
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Vampires
A mysterious form taken by certain of the servants of Morgoth. Tolkien’s use of the term ‘vampire’is never completely...
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Ungoliant
The evil creature of spider-form who was Melkor’s accomplice in the Darkening of Valinor, and who fled with him to Middle-earth. The...
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Trolls
imageCaption” style=”width:194px”> ‘The Trolls’from J.R.R. Tolkien’s own original illustration for The...
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Torog
The Sindarin word that Tolkien normally renders as ‘troll’in his works. The derivation of this word is uncertain – it may...
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Tom Bombadil
” Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow; Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.” - The Fellowship of the...
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Tom, Troll
One of the three trolls that captured Bilbo and the Dwarves. Tricked by Gandalf, he was turned to stone by the light of the Sun. VN:F [1.9.1
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Thuringwethil
Sauron’s vampire messenger, bat-winged and iron-clawed, who carried out his errands between Tol-in-Gaurhoth and Angband. Little is...
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Stone-trolls
A race of large Trolls that inhabited the Westlands of Middle-earth, and were found especially in the lands west of the Misty Mountains and...
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Stone-giants
Mighty creatures of the Misty Mountains, and perhaps elsewhere in Middle-earth. The only known reference to them occurs in The Hobbit, in...
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Snow-trolls
Trolls adapted for life among snow and ice. No snow-troll appears in Tolkien’s work, but we can infer their existence from the fact...
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