What created Ungoliant?

Origins. The true origin of Ungoliant is unknown, and was not even known by the Valar. It is said that she came from the Darkness itself that lay about Arda and was once an ally of Melkor when he looked down upon the world with envy.

Is Ungoliant an alien?

She is an extraterrestrial deity which crashed on Arda a very long time ago. She only really awakened when Melkor found her in her cave. She can shapeshift and absorb different forms of radiation in the form of light.

Was Ungoliant an Ainur?

Ungoliant’s origins are shrouded in mystery. It is thought that she may have been one of the Maiar, or a lesser spirit, whom Melkor corrupted long ago, but she is not listed among the known Ainur. After this terrible act, Ungoliant and Melkor fled to Middle-earth to escape justice at the hands of the Valar.

Was Shelob a Maiar?

The mobile version of Shadow of War classifies Shelob as a Maia, though J.R.R. Tolkien never specified her exact nature.

Is Shelob a descendant of Ungoliant?

Tolkien describes Shelob as a descendant of Ungoliant. Tolkien describes Shelob as a descendant of Ungoliant. Ungoliant and Morgoth were allied, but had a falling out. Ungoliant demanded that Morgoth surrender to her the Silmarils.

Where do the Númenóreans come from?

Númenor was the kingdom of the Númenóreans, the Dúnedain, located on an island in the Great Sea, between Middle-earth and Aman. The land was brought up from the sea as a gift to Men.

What did Númenóreans look like?

Most Númenóreans descended from the fair-haired and blue-eyed people of Hador. The settlers of the western regions, especially Andustar, came mostly from the people of Bëor, with darker hair and grey eyes. A few remnants of the Folk of Haleth and a few families of the Drúedain were also present.

What happened to Shelob?

Shelob was gone; and whether she lay long in her lair nursing her malice and misery, and in the slow years of darkness healed herself from within, rebuilding her clustered eyes, until with hunger like death she spun once more her dreadful snares in the glens of the Mountains of Shadow, this tale does not tell.