Shelob's Lair - Revision history

Morgan at 19:36, 4 December 2011

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
−	The [[Sindarin]] name for Shelob's Lair was ''Torech Ungol'', translated as "tunnel of the spider" (composed of ''[[torech]]'' and ''[[ungol]]'').<ref>{{HM\|UI}}, p. 490</ref>	+	The [[Sindarin]] name for Shelob's Lair was ''Torech Ungol'', translated as "tunnel of the spider" (composed of ''[[torech]]'' and ''[[Spiders#Names\|ungol]]'').<ref>{{HM\|UI}}, p. 490</ref>

	==Other Versions of the Legendarium==		==Other Versions of the Legendarium==

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
−	The [[Sindarin]] name for Shelob's Lair was ''Torech Ungol''. ''~~Torech~~'' ~~means "secret hole, lair"~~<ref>{{PE\|17}}, p. ~~188~~</ref> ~~and ''ungol'' means "spider".~~	+	The [[Sindarin]] name for Shelob's Lair was ''Torech Ungol'', translated as "tunnel of the spider" (composed of ''[[torech]]'' and ''[[ungol]]'').<ref>{{HM\|UI}}, p. 490</ref>

	==Other Versions of the Legendarium==		==Other Versions of the Legendarium==

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
−	The [[Sindarin]] name for ~~Shelob’s~~ Lair was ''Torech Ungol''. ''Torech'' means "lair" and ''ungol'' means "spider".	+	The [[Sindarin]] name for Shelob's Lair was ''Torech Ungol''. ''Torech'' means "secret hole, lair"<ref>{{PE\|17}}, p. 188</ref> and ''ungol'' means "spider".

	==Other Versions of the Legendarium==		==Other Versions of the Legendarium==

Gamling at 22:46, 4 April 2011

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	[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]		[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]
−	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as '''Torech Ungol''', was a ~~maze~~ of ~~dank web~~-~~strewn tunnels~~.	+	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as '''Torech Ungol''', was the complex of tunnels wherein the monstrous spider [[Shelob]] resided. It was near the top of the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] in the [[Ephel Dúath]] mountains guarding [[Mordor]].<ref name="Lair">{{TT\|IV9}}</ref>
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		+	== Detailed Description==
		+	Before the head of [[Cirith Ungol]] on the west side was a great grey wall and in the shadows at its base was a cave opening. This was the entrance to the tunnel of Shelob's Lair, out of which came a foul reek. Within the air was still, stagnant, and heavy, and sound was deadened. Going eastwards, the walls and floor were smooth, with only occasional steps. The tunnel was high and wide, such that two hobbits walking abreast and touching the side-walls with outstretched hands could not reach each other.
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		+	After some distance from the west entrance, there was an opening on the right. Soon there were more openings on either side of varying sizes, although the main path continued in a straight line. In was in this region that the first bits of webbing could be detected, hanging from the ceiling. Eventually on the left was a very wide passage from whence issued the worst of the reek and a sense of lurking malice. Just after this point the tunnel forked. The left side was shut by a door while the right side continued. The upper part of the tunnel near the east entrance was blocked by thick webs.<ref name="Lair"/>
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		+	The door in the tunnel the orcs called the [[Undergate]], and it led to the Under-way that ascended to the watch tower. At the far end were double doors made of brazen plates that led into the bottom of the tower.<ref name="Choice">{{TT\|IV10}}</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
−	~~This labyrinthine~~ lair ~~of the huge spider-like being known as~~ [[~~Shelob~~]]. ~~It lay at~~ the ~~head of~~ the ~~pass of~~ [[~~Cirith Ungol~~]] in the ~~mountains~~ of [[~~Ephel Dúath~~]] on [[~~Mordor~~]]~~'s western border~~.	+	Shelob had dwelt for an age in her lair. Before [[Sauron]] had returned to Mordor she had gotten sufficient food, but as his power grew living things forsook his borders and she grew ever hungrier. [[Orcs]] had to use the tunnel and often delved new passages to avoid the spider, yet she found other ways to ensnare them and survive.
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		+	On 12 March {{TA\|3019}} [[Gollum]] lead [[Frodo Baggins\|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee\|Sam]] into the western end of the tunnel. As their senses dulled they did not realize that Gollum had separated from them, rushing on ahead. Together the two hobbits passed the openings until they came to the fork in the tunnel, where they realized that Gollum had abandoned them. Hearing a gurgling, bubbling noise followed by a venomous hiss, Frodo drew out the [[Phial of Galadriel]] and he and Sam beheld Shelob. They began to run but, realizing the folly of this action, Frodo unsheathed [[Sting]] and with the Phial advanced on the great spider, who withdrew. Turning, the two hobbits resumed their upward progress towards the east end. When the exit was in sight they were stopped by webbing strung across the tunnel. Since Sam’s blade could only cut a single strand after much work, Frodo gave him the Phial and easily sliced through using Sting. Gollum waited in the tunnel until he could rush out to attack Sam. When Sam got the better of him Gollum fled back into the darkness.<ref name="Lair"/>
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		+	After Frodo had fallen, orcs came upon him from both the tower to the east and from the tunnel to the west. They carried him, with Sam following, back into the tunnel. Before Sam could catch up the orcs shut the Undergate and rushed on to the tower. After listening to the orc-leaders speak, Sam discovered that the Undergate had an opening at the top. He was able to get through it and chase after the orcs through a winding tunnel.<ref name="Choice"/> However, unable to enter the tower from the Under-way, Sam later retraced his steps and exited through the main tunnel on the way to the tower.<ref>{{RK\|VI1}}</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
−	~~Both the names~~ Torech Ungol and ~~Cirith~~ Ungol ~~contain~~ the [[~~Elvish~~]] ~~word~~ ''[[~~ungol~~]]'', "~~spider~~": a ~~reference~~ to the ~~monster that haunted~~ the ~~place~~.	+	The [[Sindarin]] name for Shelob’s Lair was ''Torech Ungol''. ''Torech'' means "lair" and ''ungol'' means "spider".
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		+	==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
		+	In the early stages of writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' Shelob and her Lair did not exist. Kirith Ungol was the great northwest pass into Mordor<ref>{{HM\|TI}}, "The First Map of the Lord of the Rings"</ref> (instead of the [[Morannon]] and [[Udûn]]) and it was inhabited by many spiders greater than those of [[Mirkwood]].<ref>{{HM\|TI}}, "The Story Foreseen from Lórien"</ref >
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		+	==Portrayal in Adaptations==
		+	[[Image:Elijah Woods as Frodo in Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Elijah Wood]] in a brightly lit Shelob’s Lair]]
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		+	'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
		+	:In Scene 38, "Shelob’s Lair", rather than having a mile of pathway leading to a great grey wall, the entrance to the tunnel appeared after a short bend in the trail. Gollum and Frodo reached the tunnel entrance without Sam (whom Frodo had sent away but was following some distance behind). Frodo enters first but Gollum soon scampers past him and disappears. Instead of a long, smooth tunnel, Frodo immediately encounters a maze bestrewed with webbing. Since the audience needs to see the action the tunnels are never pitch dark and many dead hanging things are seen. Falling and struggling in the webbing, Frodo pulls out the Phial of Galadriel just before Shelob attacks. The light and a quick blow from Sting repels the spider and Frodo runs. Dropping the Phial, Frodo gets hung up in a web. As Shelob approaches, Frodo successfully hacks his way clear with Sting, but leaves the sword in the webbing to dive through a small hole, thus escaping the spider.
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		+	:In Scene 43: "The Choices of Samwise", as Shelob is spinning a web around Frodo, Sam emerges from the tunnel with the Phial and Sting. After Sam is victorious in the fight Shelob retreats into her lair. Since the Undergate was not shown in the movie the approaching orcs only come from the tower and they and Sam do not enter Shelob's Lair again.

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	[[Category:Mordor]]		[[Category:Mordor]]

Ederchil at 08:50, 24 March 2010

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	[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]		[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]
−	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as Torech Ungol was a maze of dank web-strewn tunnels. This labyrinthine lair of the huge spider-like being known as [[Shelob]]. It lay at the head of the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] in the mountains of [[Ephel Dúath]] on [[Mordor]]'s western border.	+	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as '''Torech Ungol''', was a maze of dank web-strewn tunnels.
−		+	==History==
−	~~Both the names Torech Ungol and Cirith Ungol contain the [[Elvish]] word ungol, 'spider': a reference to the monster who haunted that place~~.	+	This labyrinthine lair of the huge spider-like being known as [[Shelob]]. It lay at the head of the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] in the mountains of [[Ephel Dúath]] on [[Mordor]]'s western border.

		+	==Etymology==
		+	Both the names Torech Ungol and Cirith Ungol contain the [[Elvish]] word ''[[ungol]]'', "spider": a reference to the monster that haunted the place.

		+	{{references}}
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LotRfan01 at 03:19, 24 March 2010

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−	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as [[Torech Ungol]] ~~was~~ the ~~cave~~ in ~~which~~ the ~~evil spider~~ [[~~Shelob~~]] ~~dwelt~~.	+	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as Torech Ungol was a maze of dank web-strewn tunnels. This labyrinthine lair of the huge spider-like being known as [[Shelob]]. It lay at the head of the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] in the mountains of [[Ephel Dúath]] on [[Mordor]]'s western border.
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		+	Both the names Torech Ungol and Cirith Ungol contain the [[Elvish]] word ungol, 'spider': a reference to the monster who haunted that place.
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Ederchil at 22:30, 18 May 2009

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	[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]		[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]
	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as [[Torech Ungol]] was the cave in which the evil spider [[Shelob]] dwelt.		'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as [[Torech Ungol]] was the cave in which the evil spider [[Shelob]] dwelt.

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		+	[[Image:Rob Alexander - Shelob's Lair.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''Shelob's Lair'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]
	'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as [[Torech Ungol]] was the cave in which the evil spider [[Shelob]] dwelt.		'''Shelob's Lair''', also known as [[Torech Ungol]] was the cave in which the evil spider [[Shelob]] dwelt.

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Dr Death at 09:46, 7 July 2007

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