Ungoliant
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Ungoliant is a primordial, monstrous spider-like spirit from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, infamous for aiding Melkor in destroying the Two Trees of Valinor and devouring light itself.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ungoliant’s brood | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maiar-like being
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fictional character ⓘ monster ⓘ spider-like spirit ⓘ |
| action |
drained the sap and light of the Two Trees of Valinor
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drank dry the Wells of Varda ⓘ drank dry the Wells of Varda's light ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| allyOf | Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ungweliantë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
darkness
ⓘ
spiders of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| demanded | the Silmarils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendants | great spiders of Beleriand ⓘ |
| dweltIn | Avathar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
the Eldar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | likely devoured herself in her insatiable hunger ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| inspired | terror among Elves and Valar ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morality | corrupted ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation |
Formenos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lammoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aiding Melkor in the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor
ⓘ
devouring light ⓘ insatiable hunger ⓘ weaving unlight ⓘ |
| origin | the Void NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Darkening of Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleDescendant | Shelob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
ability to consume light and grow in size
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ability to shroud herself and others in impenetrable darkness ⓘ ability to spin webs of unlight ⓘ |
| relationshipWithMelkor |
later adversary
GENERATED
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temporary ally GENERATED ⓘ |
| species | spider-like creature ⓘ |
| threatened | Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Age (early events)
ⓘ
Years of the Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimOf | Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ungoliant’s brood