Brood of Ungoliant

The spider-kind descended from Ungoliant

Other names

Spiders of Nan Dungortheb Spiders of the fell race of Ungoliant Children of Ungoliant

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In briefanswer capsule

The sources speak of spiders of the fell race of Ungoliant, who dwelt in the shadowed land of Nan Dungortheb and spun webs in which every living thing was caught. Shelob of Cirith Ungol is named the last child of that brood. The kind is defined by descent, not by a realm of its own.

Members

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ShelobLast child of Ungoliant, the great spider of Cirith Ungol

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Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 19, Of Beren and Lúthien
The Lord of the Rings — Book IV, ch. 9, Shelob's Lair

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Brood of Ungoliant“. Last updated August 10, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/ungoliants-brood/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Brood of Ungoliant. Last updated August 10, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/ungoliants-brood/

MLA

„Brood of Ungoliant“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/ungoliants-brood/. Last updated August 10, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-ungoliants-brood-en,
  title        = {Brood of Ungoliant},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/ungoliants-brood/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 10, 2026}
}