Location
Widespread, but the kind known as Wargs rarely ventured westward of the Misty MountainsSpecies
Canis lupus and related species
Divisions
Meaning
'Wolf' is a very ancient word indeed, descending to modern English through Old English wulf2
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Wolves
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
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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. |
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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
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