Poll: Let's hunt some wicked creatures of Middle-earth

Results of 2,190 votes:

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   The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004)

    

   BALROGS WHAT ARE THEY: Balrogs are fiery demonic creatures, who were once angelic beings (Maiar) that were seduced to the dark side by the first Dark Lord, Morgoth. STRENGTHS: *very resistant bodies, …
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   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    

   ORCS (also known as GOBLINS) WHAT ARE THEY: Orcs are short, humanoid creatures made by the Dark Lord Morgoth, probably by torturing and corrupting the captured Elves. More advanced breed of Orcs are c…
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   Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

    

   DRAGONS WHAT ARE THEY: Dragons are powerful serpent-like creatures created by the Dark Lord Morgoth as the ultimate weapons of war. Most basic kinds are wingless Dragons and winged Dragons. They are f…
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   Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    

   NAMELESS THINGS WHAT ARE THEY: Nameless Things is a term referring to the ancient beings of unknown origin and appearance, lurking in the depths of the Misty Mountains. This quote from Gandalf says it…
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   The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)

    

   NONE OF THE ABOVE... ...because the creatures listed are way to wicked and dangerous for my skills. I would rather hunt THE KINE OF ARAW. They are a large kind of cattle, inhabiting the plains around …
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   Brian Sergent and Peter Vere-Jones in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

    

   GREAT SPIDERS WHAT ARE THEY: Great Spiders are large arachnids inhabiting the Forest of Mirkwood. Many of them are offspring of the evil Shelob, itself an offspring of Ungoliant, one of the most power…
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   Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, and William Kircher in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    

   TROLLS WHAT ARE THEY: Trolls are tall, humanoid creatures that the Dark Lord Morgoth made in mockery of the Ents. There are many kinds of them, including Hill-Trolls, Cave-Trolls and Snow-Trolls. One …
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   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    

   FELL BEASTS (also known as NAZGUL-BIRDS and HELL-HAWKS) WHAT ARE THEY: Fell Beasts are hideous, pterosaur-like creatures, bred ages ago by one of the Dark Lords (Morgoth or Sauron). In the times of wa…
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   The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)

    

   BARROW-WIGHTS WHAT ARE THEY: Barrow-wights are dead bodies reanimated by the evil spirits. Those spirits were sent by the Witch-king to haunt the Barrow Downs, an old burial place of the Men of the No…
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    The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)

     

    WARGS WHAT ARE THEY: Wargs are demonic wolf-like creatures made by one of the Dark Lords (Morgoth or Sauron), probably by inserting evil spirits into wolves. STRENGTHS: *bigger, faster and much strong…
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    The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)

     

    BATS WHAT ARE THEY: Bats are large blood-sucking creatures, inhabiting the caves and forests of Middle-earth. Some of them are the servants of Evil, and they do not hesitate to attack foes much larger…
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II (2006)

     

    STONE-GIANTS WHAT ARE THEY: Stone-Giants are colossal creatures inhabiting the Misty Mountains. Shrouded in mystery, not much is known about them, other than the fact that their pastime involves throw…