Spiders of Mirkwood

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creatures of Middle-earth fictional species spiders

The Spiders of Mirkwood are a brood of large, intelligent, and malevolent arachnids in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that ensnare and prey upon travelers in the dark forest of Mirkwood.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Spiders of Mirkwood canonical 2
The Hobbit, Chapter 8 "Flies and Spiders" 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creatures of Middle-earth ⓘ
fictional species ⓘ
spiders ⓘ
ability speech ⓘ
stealth ⓘ
venomous bite ⓘ
web-spinning ⓘ
alignment evil ⓘ
ancestor Ungoliant ⓘ
appearsIn The Hobbit ⓘ
legendarium of Middle-earth ⓘ
surface form: The Lord of the Rings legendarium
behavior ambush predators ⓘ
ensnare travelers in webs ⓘ
creator J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
culture use of crude names and insults ⓘ
defeatedBy Bilbo Baggins ⓘ
surface form: Bilbo Baggins with Sting
diet carnivorous ⓘ
enemyOf Bilbo Baggins ⓘ
Company of Thorin ⓘ
surface form: Thorin and Company

Wood-elves of Mirkwood ⓘ
surface form: Thranduil’s Elves
firstAppearance Spiders of Mirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Hobbit, Chapter 8 "Flies and Spiders"
habitat dark forest ⓘ
web-filled glades ⓘ
inspiredBy Ungoliant ⓘ
surface form: Ungoliant’s brood
intelligence sentient ⓘ
language Westron ⓘ
surface form: Westron (some understanding)
locatedIn Mirkwood ⓘ
Rhovanion ⓘ
Wilderland ⓘ
notableEvent capture of Thorin and Company in Mirkwood ⓘ
notableMember Shelob’s lesser kin ⓘ
notableTrait cooperative hunting in groups ⓘ
malicious delight in tormenting prey ⓘ
preyOn Dwarves ⓘ
Elves ⓘ
Hobbits ⓘ
Men ⓘ
relatedTo Shelob ⓘ
sensoryAbility keen hearing ⓘ
sensitivity to vibrations ⓘ
setting Mirkwood ⓘ
surface form: Mirkwood in Middle-earth
speciesType large spiders ⓘ
threatLevel deadly to unprepared travelers ⓘ
timePeriod Third Age ⓘ
universe Middle-earth ⓘ
weakness Elvish blades ⓘ
bright light ⓘ
weaponUsedAgainst Sting ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bilbo Baggins → enemy → Spiders of Mirkwood ⓘ
Tauriel → fightsAgainst → Spiders of Mirkwood ⓘ
Spiders of Mirkwood → firstAppearance → Spiders of Mirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hobbit, Chapter 8 "Flies and Spiders"