The Warg and Warg Rider Appreciation Thread

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

A mighty tale, Gaunt, and it is with delight that I see you finally posting on the Barrow-Downs, so many years after you made me aware of this place.

The tale underlines a crucial aspect of the character of Wargs. They are proud, and suffer no mockery. They famously place a great importance on manners, more so than perhaps any other race of Middle-earth or beyond.

The story also features a classic character: the magician, in this case, who is ridiculed by a people only to turn into that people's worst nightmare. In fact, I see so many parallels between this story and much of our world's classic literature; it makes me wonder how much the tales we grew up with 'borrowed' from the ancient stories of Wargdom.

[Gaunt]

Thankee, Eomer, Thankee.

I recounted this tale, with a stylistic flourish here and there, exactly as it was told to me by a wandering old man. Formerly of the village, he had grown disillusioned after the terror of the Warg-a-tron and had failed to settle back into village life. He now wanders from place to place, drinking in local taverns and telling his tale if he is plied with enough ale. He had filled the gaps in his knowledge about the tale by speaking to some of the bandits who had worked for the magician when he met them by chance in a distant inn.

Besides his story, he told me something interesting. One man to whom he told his story said he had heard talk of Wargs before, from a certain tavern owner named Raderak in a coastal town to the West. I intend to travel there and speak to this tavern owner as soon as possible. If he truly has something interesting to tell, I will report it here.

By the way Eomer, you must tell me how I can join and play a game of werewolf. It sounds good.

[SamwiseGamgee]

Ah, the joy of The Greatest Thread Of All Time. Now, to business: Wargs did give us Crazy Captions. Not because they thought it amusing themselves, or that they are crud. Of course not. It is simply that Wargs, in their wondrous benevolence, conjoured the concept and realised we mere humans would enjoy this tirifle, and so gifted it unto us.
Let me make this perfectly clear, friends: one must not underestimate the power and greatness of Wargs.
Welcome, also, Gaunt. Your tales of Wargdom are, obviously, beautiful. It enrages me to think of this blasphemous Warg-A-Tron, and yet I love to hear the story of the most noble Wargs. Is there no end to their greatness?

[arcticstorm]

As many know the people of the elder children of Illuvitar have always had a great hatred for the warg, as can be seen by the neglect of the species in their historical document, yes even those who visit the elves gain a growing hatred for the warg. This can be seen in the slander perpetrated against all wargs in Bilbo Baggins personal memoirs. But where did this hatred begin? After months of researching many-a-lost historical document, I have found what I believe to be the true origin of the hatred the elves have for the great and illustrious species known as the warg.

Long before the first elves awoke, the wargs kept watch over the lands of Middle Earth. Melkor, having driven the Valar to the west had claimed the lands of Middle Earth for himself. His dominion, however, was not unopposed. The warg tribes united under one banner and strove to keep the lands safe. During this war, they stumbled upon the first Elven settlements, and the strongest and wisest of the elves were each taken for a month at a time and educated and were granted the strength and wisdom of the warg. These new champions for the elvish race returned and enlightened their brethren with their newfound wisdom. The wargs were hailed as the saviors of all, for a short while. It did not take Melkor long, however, to discover this amazing gift. It was then that he sent his servents to hide in the forests near the elvish settlements and await their champions. These champions and others were taken and were never seen again. Soon, orcs appeared in the lands and the good feelings the elves felt toward the wargs changed for they blamed the wargs for Melkor’s cruelty. They believed that the wargs were sent to get them off guard. Thus their beloved heroes became hated and those who fraternized with the wargs were executed. Soon the wargs, in sadness, had to leave and the elves have hated them since.