About this episode

The panel examines the various animals in Middle-earth and their significance in Tolkien's world.

Every creature in Arda has a story. The panel examines Middle-earth's animals — Huan, the Eagles, Ungoliant's brood, Beorn, the Nazgûl's horses — and asks what separates the natural from the supernatural in Tolkien's world. The post Animals of Middle Earth appeared first on StarQuest Media .

Topics covered

• Middle-earth
• animals
• Tolkien
• natural vs supernatural
• Arda
• creatures

Keywords

• Middle-earth
• Tolkien
• animals
• Huan
• Eagles
• Ungoliant
• Beorn
• Nazgûl

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Books & works: Middle-earth

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