The Encyclopedia of Arda - Wolves (original ) (raw )
Location Widespread, but the kind known as Wargs rarely ventured westward of the Misty Mountains Species Canis lupus and related species Divisions Meaning 'Wolf' is a very ancient word indeed, descending to modern English through Old English _wulf_2 Indexes: Alphabetical: W Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 15 March 2003 Updates planned: 18
Fearsome predators of the northern lands Wolves were of old allied with the Dark Lord ; Morgoth bred the two greatest of their kind, Draugluin and Carcharoth , and Sauron was wont to take the form of a great Wolf. The lesser kinds were sometimes used as steeds by the Orcs . Notes 1 Strictly speaking, it isn't clear whether Werewolves should be considered a 'type' of wolf, but they were clearly related in some way to true wolves. 2 This Old English form of the word does actually appear in Tolkien's work. Wulf was the name of the son of Freca , to whom Helm Hammerhand refused the hand of his daughter. The Old Norse form of the word, ulfr , possibly also shows an influence in the names of various Easterlings (such as Ulfang , whose name is interpretable as 'Wolf fang'). See also... Anfauglir , Araglas , Aragorn I , Battle of Five Armies , Buckland , Carcharoth , Celegorm , Chieftain of the Dúnedain , Crissaegrim , Doors of Angband , Dor Firn-i-Guinar , Draugluin , Elu Thingol , Erchamion , Fang , [See the full list...]Gárulf , Gate of Angband , Grimbeorn the Old , Grip , Grond , Horses , Hound of Sauron , Hound of Valinor , Hunting of the Wolf , Jaws of Thirst , Lay of Leithian , Lúthien Tinúviel , Nan-tasarion , One-hand , Red Maw , Rochallor , Sauron , Sindar , Skin-changers , The Empty-handed , The Hunter , The Wolf , Wargs , Werewolves , White Wolves , Wild Wolves , Wolf , Wolf of Angband , Wolf-folk , Wolf-men , Wolf-Sauron , Wolfhounds , Wolfriders Indexes: Alphabetical: W Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 15 March 2003 Updates planned: 18 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2003. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ . Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd .Got a question about Discus or DISC ? Why not take a look through our Knowledge Base and see what you can learn?