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Origins
At least some were brought into being by Sauron1
Meaning
Uncertain, but perhaps from Old English wer wulf, 'man-wolf'

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Werewolves

Enchanted servants of the Dark Lord

Dread servants of Morgoth in wolf-form. Werewolves were especially associated with Sauron, who indeed took the shape of a great wolf himself at least once.


Notes

1

Sauron had the power to imprison an evil spirit within the body of a beast, and used this power to create his werewolves. This is confirmed in The Silmarillion, with an account of '...werewolves, fell beasts inhabited by dreadful spirits that [Sauron] had imprisoned in their bodies.' (Quenta Silmarillion 19, Of Beren and Lúthien).

See also...

Draugluin, Edrahil, Hound of Sauron, Sauron, Skin-changers, Were-worms

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