Godric@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 23 days ago"Then Fëanor rose, and lifting up his hand before Manwë he cursed Melkor, naming him Morgoth, the Black Foe of the World; and by that name only was he known to the Eldar ever after."midwest.socialimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down12
arrow-up199arrow-down1image"Then Fëanor rose, and lifting up his hand before Manwë he cursed Melkor, naming him Morgoth, the Black Foe of the World; and by that name only was he known to the Eldar ever after."midwest.socialGodric@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarerooroo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-223 days agoThe giant spiders weren’t Morgoths minions though. If you’d call Ungoliant serving Morgoth, Shelob would count as serving Sauron just as well.
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoI’d say Morgoth and The Ungoliant had a much closer working relationship than Sauron and Shelob. Partners in crime might be more apt
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoI mean, Sauron gives Shelobs snacks and treats it, per Tolkien’s words, like he’s throwing dainties to a cat, so it’s having a partner in dark deeds vs having a pet.
minus-squarerooroo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoYeah but neither is a minion there. Morgoth thought Ungoliant to be his minion while acting as if she’d be his partner, which blew up in his face
The giant spiders weren’t Morgoths minions though. If you’d call Ungoliant serving Morgoth, Shelob would count as serving Sauron just as well.
I’d say Morgoth and The Ungoliant had a much closer working relationship than Sauron and Shelob. Partners in crime might be more apt
I mean, Sauron gives Shelobs snacks and treats it, per Tolkien’s words, like he’s throwing dainties to a cat, so it’s having a partner in dark deeds vs having a pet.
Yeah but neither is a minion there. Morgoth thought Ungoliant to be his minion while acting as if she’d be his partner, which blew up in his face
Lovers?