tunnels of Torech Ungol

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The tunnels of Torech Ungol are a dark, labyrinthine lair in Mordor inhabited by the monstrous spider Shelob, through which Frodo and Sam must pass on their journey to Mount Doom.

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tunnels of Torech Ungol canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
lair
tunnel system
accessRouteTo interior of Mordor
linked to: Mordor
appearsInAdaptation The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)
associatedWithCharacter Frodo Baggins
Gollum
Samwise Gamgee
associatedWithRace spiders of Middle-earth
belongsToFictionalUniverse Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
characteristic dangerous
dark
labyrinthine
web-filled
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
describedInChapter Shelob’s Lair
linked to: Cirith Ungol
describedInVolume The Two Towers
describedInWork The Lord of the Rings
guardedBy Shelob
hasEntranceFrom Ithilien side of Ephel Dúath
hasResident Shelob
inhabitedBy Shelob
languageOfName Sindarin
leadsTo pass of Cirith Ungol
linked to: Cirith Ungol
locatedIn Middle-earth
Mordor
medium literature
nameMeaning Lair of the Spider
narrativeRole obstacle on the way to Mount Doom
setting of Shelob’s attack on Frodo
near Ephel Dúath
Tower of Cirith Ungol
linked to: Cirith Ungol
partOf Cirith Ungol
terrainType subterranean tunnels
threatens Frodo Baggins
Samwise Gamgee
usedBy Gollum

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Phial of Galadriel usedAtLocation tunnels of Torech Ungol