Torech Ungol

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Torech Ungol is the dark, web-filled lair in Mordor where the monstrous spider Shelob lurks in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.

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Torech Ungol canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave
fictional location
lair
alignment evil-associated
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings
The Return of the King
The Two Towers
associatedEvent Shelob’s attack on Frodo
associatedWith Shelob’s webs
darkness
terror
connectedTo Cirith Ungol pass
linked to: Cirith Ungol

Morgul Vale
the pass into Mordor
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien
dangerLevel deadly
describedAs dark
tunnel-complex
web-filled
fandomContext Tolkien legendarium locations
linked to: Middle-earth
feature labyrinthine tunnels
pits and chasms
stench of decay
sticky spider webs
firstPublicationContext The Lord of the Rings
genreContext high fantasy
guardedBy Shelob
hasResident Shelob
hasTypeOfCreature giant spider
inhabitedBy Shelob
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedIn Middle-earth
Mordor
medium literature
nameMeaning Lair of the Spider
narrativeRole obstacle on the way to Mount Doom
near Minas Morgul
the Ephel Dúath
linked to: Ephel Dúath
partOf Cirith Ungol
pathOf Gollum’s betrayal of Frodo
threatTo Frodo Baggins
Samwise Gamgee
universe Middle-earth legendarium
usedBy Sauron’s forces
linked to: Mordor armies
visitedBy Frodo Baggins
Gollum
Samwise Gamgee

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Shelob dwellsIn Torech Ungol