The evil creature of spider-form who was Melkor's accomplice in the Darkening of Valinor, and who fled with him to Middle-earth. The creatures that infested the Ered Gorgoroth were her offspring and descendants, as was Shelob who dwelt on the borders of Mordor.
Notes
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This quote comes from The Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor, which also tells us '...some have said that she ended long ago, when in her uttermost famine she devoured herself at last'.
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Ultimately from ungwë liante. 'Gloomweaver' is Tolkien's preferred rendering, but 'Gloom spider' seems to be a more literal translation. In Elvish, 'weaver' and 'spider' are closely related words, and in English too: 'spider', 'spindle' and 'spinner' all share a common ancestry. |
See also...
Aman, Anar, Avathar, Balrogs, Corollairë, Coron Oiolairë, Culúrien, Darkening of Valinor, Days of Bliss, Eärendil, Echoing Hills, Ered Gorgoroth, Ered Lómin, Fëanor, Fords of Aros, [See the full list...]Golden Tree, Hyarmentir, Jewels of Fëanor, Lament for the Two Trees, Lammoth, Maiar, Malinalda, Mountains of Terror, Nienna, Oiomúrë, Shelob, Spiders, Telperion, The Great, The Watcher, Trees of Silver and Gold, Two Trees of the Valar, Two Trees of Valinor, Unlight, Years of the Sun, Years of the Trees
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