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Dates
Uncertain; probably originated in the First Age;1 known to have survived into the Fourth Age
Location
Species
Settlements
Shelob's Lair lay close to the Tower of Cirith Ungol
Passes
Pronunciation
Presumably 'shee'lob'2
Meaning
'She-spider' ('lob' is an old English word for 'spider')
Titles
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ShelobThe great she-spider who haunted Cirith UngolA creature of spider-shape, of the spawn of Ungoliant, who dwelt in the mountains on the western borders of Mordor. Notes
See also...Cirith Dúath, Gollum, Her Ladyship, High Pass, Nameless Pass, Shelob’s Lair, Spiders, The Great, The Watcher, Torech Ungol, Ufthak, Under-way, Undergate, Ungoliant, Westron Indexes: About this entry:
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