The Life of Shelob & the Spiders of Mirkwood | Tolkien Explained

Shelob was the dark terror of Cirith Ungol - consuming all unfortunate enough to cross her path. Not only did she serve as a guard of the passage into Mordor, but her offspring would bring terror to the forest of Mirkwood. Today, we cover Shelob's life. In the First Age, she lived in Nan Dungortheb - the Valley of Dreadful Death - where Beren would miraculously cross to eventually meet Luthien. Later, she flees to the mountains that would be her home, outside Mordor. We cover these early days through her fight with Samwise Gamgee and the possibilities of her ultimate fate. Hit subscribe - and the bell! Nerd of the Rings on PATREON:   / nerdoftherings   -------------- All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. If your artwork appears and you are not listed here, please let me know! I want to make sure all artists are credited for their amazing work. To purchase artist work, check out these amazing artists! Turner Mohan - www.instagram.com/turner_mohan Ted Nasmith - www.tednasmith.com/shop/ Jerry Vanderstelt - store.vandersteltstudio.com/main.sc Jenny Dolfen - goldseven.wordpress.com/ Shelob - Ozani Ferreira Shelob - Serban Gabriel Spawn of Shelob - Herckeim Frodo and Shelob - Roterotto Frodo - Ignacio Fuentes Frodo and Shelob - Yaroslav Kovalenok Shelob - dekanon Giant Spider - Papilia Shelob full body design - Olanda Fong-Surdenas Sam vs Shelob - Matej Cadil Beleriand Map - Lamaarcana Bargain with Ungoliant - Diana Franco The Killing of the Trees - John Howe Ungoliant and Melkor - Ruben Devela Dark Lore of LOTR - Into the Storm - Sebastian Rodriguez Beren in Dungortheb - Anna Kulisz The Tower of Cirith Ungol - Enthing Beren Crosses Ered Gorgoroth - Peet Shelob - Daniel Govar Orc of Minas Morgul - AIMaNeGrA Shelob - John Howe Dark Lord Sauron - Spartank42 Shelob's Lair - Alan Lee Orcs debate - Turner Mohan Courage - Olanda Fong-Surdenas Cirith Ungol - Giuliano G Alves Sauron - Shadow of War Concept Art Dol Guldur - Mattleese87 Bilbo in the Mirkwood - John Dotegowski The Spiders of Mirkwood - Ted Nasmith The Designs of Melkor - Ungoliant - Paul Raymond Gregory Spider's Lair - Jimmy Jim Jim Shelob - Seth Laster Shelob and Frodo - Enrico Ottini Shelob inktober 2018 - Mindabble Shelob - Liza Kurenkov Shelob - The Brothers Hildebrandt Sam and Shelob - John Howe Sam and Shelob - Lucastrati Shelob - Ted Nasmith Shelob's Retreat - Ted Nasmith Shelob's Lair - Baron Von Gunter Sam and Shelob - Ahmed Slaibi Ungoliant - Eric Faure-Brac Giant Spider - Papilia Shelob - Loganneverscars Spiders of Mirkwood - Alvaro Calvo Escudero Shelob About to Leap on Frodo - John Howe #shelob #tolkien #lordoftherings