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Great Spiders are arachnids that live in Middle-earth, particularly in dark and perilous places like forests such as Mirkwood. One, by the name of Shelob, is known for attacking and paralyzing Frodo Baggins in the last part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the return of the king.

1 Description
2 History
3 Portrayal in Adaptations
4 Behind the scenes
- 4.1 Games Workshop
5 External link

DescriptionEdit

Giant Spiders are massive in size and appear mostly in the forests of Mirkwood. They (as opposed to the ordinary kind) are descended from the evil spider-like being Ungoliant. Like all arachnids, they have eight legs, many eyes, and are known for making webs to trap their prey. After mating, the female often eats the male. The female will lay thousands of eggs, and the offspring will often devour her. Giant Spiders were once found in Mirkwood and in the Ered Gorgoroth (Mountains of Terror) in Nan Dungortheb. Ungoliant and the spiders of Mirkwood could speak, though it is unknown if all spiders could. It has also been speculated that while these spiders could speak, they did not necessarily speak the common tongue. It is possible that Bilbo could understand their evil speech because he had the One Ring, just as Sam specu

lated he could understand the Orcs of Mordor when he had the ring himself.

HistoryEdit

The first Dark Lord, Melkor, used the spider Ungoliant to help him in the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor. He refused to give her the Silmarils, though, and the two fought. Ungoliant ultimately wandered across Middle-Earth, consuming anything that gave off light, such as gemstones, and often mated with other large spiders. Her offspring were a great bane on the world in later years.

The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and his thirteen Dwarf companions encountered giant spiders in Mirkwood forest on their Quest to the Lonely Mountain. Only the fact that Bilbo had a magic ring and a magic Elvish blade (Sting) allowed them to escape from being eaten.

Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee encountered Ungoliant's daughter, Shelob, in her lair during their quest to destroy the One Ring. Frodo was ambushed by the spider and paralyzed by her poison, but Sam used Sting to attack the mighty spider, and wounded her, forcing her to flee the scene. It is unknown if she died from her wounds. In the Fourth Age, Giant Spiders were thought to all have been destroyed, gradually dying out after the poss

ible death of Shelob.

Portrayal in AdaptationsEdit

For The Hobbit video game three spiders were invented named Wicked, Wild, and Wrath. These three spiders are the queens of the Spiders of Mirkwood and are three of the bosses of the Flies and Spiders level. Also in the game, Spidersbane is one of the ingredients Bilbo puts into Galion's cup to make him fall asleep.

Behind the scenesEdit

Games WorkshopEdit

On the Website they have Giant Spiders but with two which means this is not a pack. These spiders look like either Shelob or a Spiderling but they have to their side is the Spider Queen & Swarm. They have many colors like in the photo (most people painted these spiders differently). Today they are cost $18.00 & are available at the store.