![]() The definition of "creature" can be pretty broad, so for this list, we're throwing in everything save for the most human races in Arda: Men, Elves, Dwarves and Hobbits. Middle-earth is populated by a lot of the same animals you'd find in our world, but Tolkien borrowed a lot of classic critters from folklore like dragons and werewolves and even invented a lot of his own. ![]() The beasts and monsters we encounter during the Third Age are pretty fantastical, but if you journey back to the Second and First Ages you'll find even bigger, badder and stronger creatures capable of ransacking cities and terrorizing entire armies. (Arda, for the non-book folk, is what the author calls his fictional version of Earth, encompassing both Middle-earth and Valinor, the mysterious Eastern realm that the Elves depart to at the end of Return of the King.) That means centuries' worth of history has already taken place by the time most of us become first acquainted with Arda and its peoples. For context, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins- the comfort-loving Hobbits who get sucked into the vortex of power rings, dragons and wizards- are around in what Tolkien defines as the Third Age. While the wider world might be more familiar with Peter Jackson's film adaptations, the War of the Rings saga that spans The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy is really just the tip of the iceberg. J.R.R Tolkien was responsible for crafting one of the most epic and intricate universes in all of literature.
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