Werewolf (Middle-earth)
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, werewolves were servants of Morgoth, wolf-like beasts "inhabited by dreadful spirits" that Sauron had imprisoned in the bodies.[1] Tolkien does not always distinguish between wolf and werewolf, in one place using both terms for the same creature.[2]
History[edit]
Sauron commanded armies of werewolves in the First Age,[1] and on occasion took the shape of a werewolf himself.[1] The first werewolf was Draugluin[2] (whose name contains the root draug, "wolf").[3] The greatest was Carcharoth, the guardian of Angband, a descendant of Draugluin as all werewolves were.[2]
Werewolves are mentioned by Gandalf, who tells Frodo Baggins that "not all of Sauron's servants and chattels are wraiths; there are orcs and trolls, there are wargs and werewolves."[4]
In adaptations[edit]
Werewolves appear in the role-playing video games Middle-earth Role Playing and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game and were set to appear in the role-playing video game The Lord of the Rings: The White Council before it was cancelled.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tolkien, The Silmarillion 1977, p. 164.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tolkien, The Silmarillion 1977, p. 174.
- ↑ Tolkien, The Silmarillion 1977, p. 358.
- ↑ Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring 1954, p. 234.
Bibliography[edit]
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (1954), The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, Boston: Houghton Mifflin (published 1987), ISBN 0-395-08254-4
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (1977), Christopher Tolkien, ed., The Silmarillion, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 0-395-25730-1
External links[edit]
- "Werewolf". Tolkien Gateway.
 | This Middle-earth–related article is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "Werewolf (Middle-earth)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Werewolf (Middle-earth). Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
