| The Animals (& Plants) Of Middle Earth Dragons, Eagles, and to a lesser extent wolves can communicate with humans. But Radgast the Brown, Tom Bombadil, and Beorn can communicate with all living things. | ||
Arod |
The small, fiery, light-colored horse of Rohan that Legolas rode and Gimli ride. At Dunharrow, he refused to pass into the Paths of the Dead until Legolas sang into his ears. He carries them to Minis Tirith, to Morannon, The Black Gate or Mordor, and after the fall of Sauron back to Isengard. | |
Asfaloth |
Glorfindel's white horse that carried Frodo to Rivendale. Possibly the same horse Glorfindel rode against Angmar; i.e., like Glorfindel, undying even in the flesh (Ainur). | |
Bill the Pony |
Sam's pony that travels with the company from Bree to the gates of Moria,
where the "watcher" drives him away and shuts the company in. Bill then finds his
way back to Bree and is waiting for Sam when he returns. See "The Wolves of Mt. Caradhras" by Michael Herring at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Dragons |
Urulóki
Created by Melkor to combat the Elves during the First Age. Reptilian creatures
with claws, wings, long sharp teeth, and lots of very hard scales. Highly intelligent,
speaking, fire breathing, gold hoarding, riddling, and evil to the core.
See "The Death of Smaug" by Darrell Sweet at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Eagles |
The Eagles were a separate act of creation by Iluvitar that preceded the coming of Elves
and Men. They are large enough to carry men. The outstretched wings of Thorondor,
King of Eagles, spanned 180 feet. The Eagles lived high in the mountains, particularly
in the North of Middle-earth. In Beleriand, their home was Crissaegrim. They were capable
of speech, even common speech with Men.
The Eagles were the emissaries of the god Manwë, and brought to him knowledge of the
goings-on in Middle-earth. They also served him by bearing Men, Elves and Hobbits to safety,
and by doing battle with Morgoth and his servants. At the end of the First Age, the
eagles, lead by Throndor, aided Eärendil in the defeat of the flying dragons as
Angband was thrown down and Morgoth defeated. In the second age, they were sent as the
final warning before the destruction of Númenor. In the third age, they saved Bilbo
and the Dwarves from the orcs, Gandalf from Isengard (Gwaihir),
and Frodo and Sam from Mount Doom. See "The Eagles are coming" by Michael Whelan at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Fatty Lumpkin |
Pony of Tom Bombadil. He is old, round, seldom ridden, and free to roam the hillside within Tom Bombadil's domain. | |
Firefoot |
The horse of Éomer, Third Marshall of the Riddermark of Rohan. | |
Gwaihir |
The Lord of Eagles. The "Wind-Lord" who carried Gandalf to safety twice, once from Orthanc after his capture by Saruman and later to Moria to rescue Frodo and Sam after the destruction of the ring. | |
Hasufel |
The horse of Rohan ridden by Aragorn in pursuit of the Orcs who had captured Pippin and Merry. A great dark-gray animal. | |
Hurons |
Tree-like beings intermediate between "normal" trees and Ents. Most trees are not sentient (but see Old Man Willow below), and Ents are so fully sentient that are listed as one of the Races. Hurons are intermediate, and can be motivated by the Ents, but ordinarily are quiet and tree-like. | |
Oliphant |
(Mumakil) The�ancestor of the Elephant, used in battle by the Southrons. See "The Seige of Gondor" by Stephen Hickman at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Shadowfax |
The greatest steed in Rohan at the time of the War of the Rings.
Gandalf receives him as a gift from Théoden, who then greatly regrets the deed.
| |
Shelob |
�A very large spider-like creature that inhabited the pass of Cirith Ungol.
She was a descendant of Ungoliant the spider-like creature who was Melkor's accomplice
in killing the two trees of Valinor. Shelob poisoned Frodo, but was driven off by
Sam, who took up the One Ring, not realizing the Frodo was in a deep sleep. See "Shelob" by John Howe at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Snowmane |
The valiant steed of Théoden, but was his master's bane.
Snowmane toppled on top of Théoden when the Nazgul came, killing Théoden.
Lighfoot's foal, swift Snowmane. | |
Stybba |
The pony Merry road from Helm's Deep to Dunharrow, then to Edoras. | |
Windfola |
The horse ridden by Eowyn, as Dernhelm, and Merry to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. | |
Wargs |
Intelligent, very large wolves - capable of simple speech. Formed by Melkor in
the First Age. They were unreliable steeds of the Orcs, that sometimes devour their
their companions. See "The wargs had no intention of going away" by Alan Lee at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Watcher in the Water |
A giant fresh water squid-type thing that guards the western door to Moria.
It grabs Frodo outside the gates of Moria, then blocks the Fellowship's exit.
Perhaps it was set there by Sauron, or the Ballrog. See "The Watcher at the Gates" by Norman Pappas at Rolozo Tolkein | |
Old Man Willow |
An evil tree growing beside the River Willywithel in the Old Forest. It
captures and nearly kills the hobbits (Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin), but
Tom Bombadil saves them. See "Old Man Willow" by John Howe at Rolozo Tolkein | CHARACTERS / EVENTS / PLACES / RACES / THINGS |
