tunnels of Torech Ungol

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The tunnels of Torech Ungol are a dark, labyrinthine lair in Mordor inhabited by the monstrous spider Shelob, through which Frodo and Sam must pass on their journey to Mount Doom.

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tunnels of Torech Ungol canonical 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location ⓘ
lair ⓘ
tunnel system ⓘ
accessRouteTo interior of Mordor ⓘ
linked to: Mordor
appearsInAdaptation The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film) ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Frodo Baggins ⓘ
Gollum ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee ⓘ
associatedWithRace spiders of Middle-earth ⓘ
belongsToFictionalUniverse Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
characteristic dangerous ⓘ
dark ⓘ
labyrinthine ⓘ
web-filled ⓘ
creator J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
describedInChapter Shelob’s Lair ⓘ
linked to: Cirith Ungol
describedInVolume The Two Towers ⓘ
describedInWork The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
guardedBy Shelob ⓘ
hasEntranceFrom Ithilien side of Ephel Dúath ⓘ
hasResident Shelob ⓘ
inhabitedBy Shelob ⓘ
languageOfName Sindarin ⓘ
leadsTo pass of Cirith Ungol ⓘ
linked to: Cirith Ungol
locatedIn Middle-earth ⓘ
Mordor ⓘ
medium literature ⓘ
nameMeaning Lair of the Spider ⓘ
narrativeRole obstacle on the way to Mount Doom ⓘ
setting of Shelob’s attack on Frodo ⓘ
near Ephel Dúath ⓘ
Tower of Cirith Ungol ⓘ
linked to: Cirith Ungol
partOf Cirith Ungol ⓘ
terrainType subterranean tunnels ⓘ
threatens Frodo Baggins ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee ⓘ
usedBy Gollum ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phial of Galadriel → usedAtLocation → tunnels of Torech Ungol ⓘ