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Ungoliant

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Timeline:

Dates:

No certain dates are known. Ungoliant was certainly very ancient; she disappeared into the distant south in or shortly before the First Age¹

Race:

Apparently an ancient spirit

Pronunciation:

oongo'liant

Meaning:

'Gloomweaver'²

Ancient ally of the first Dark Lord

Ungoliant

Shelob

Others

The evil creature of spider-form who was Morgoth's accomplice in the destruction of the Two Trees, and who fled with him to Middle-earth. The creatures that infested the Mountains of Terror were her offspring and descendants, as was Shelob who dwelt on the borders of Mordor.

Footnotes

1	Ungoliant's ultimate fate is unknown, but some sources suggest that in utter starvation she consumed herself.
2	Ultimately from ungwë liante. 'Gloomweaver' is Tolkien's preferred rendering, but 'Gloom spider' seems to be a more literal translation. In Elvish, 'weaver' and 'spider' are closely related words, and in English too: 'spider', 'spindle' and 'spinner' all share a common ancestry.

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