What is the point of this article? Gandalf was obviously referring to the Balrog which is a maia spirit.--Darth Mantus 13:16, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
- There seems to be other theories on what they could be. Its on the Encyclopedia of Arda [1] Gimli 15:57, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
- Oh I see, very interesting--Darth Mantus 13:14, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
- I believe that I wrote this, and yes, I got the information for the Encyclopedia of Arda.--General Quon 17:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
In Lord of the Rings Online, the Nameless are a variety of Lovecraftian horrors, for whatever that's worth. Turbine's interpretation definitely fits the foreboding tone of Gandalf's reference. The word "gnawed" implies active intelligence and malice. -- Archangel, 05:08, 23 July 2012.
Were the Nameless Things a shout out to H.P. Lovecraft? They certainly sound Lovecraftian and Lovecraft and Tolkien were writing at the same time, Lovecraft just died of cancer well before Tolkien died. Creeping Death 1982 (talk) 03:27, August 22, 2013 (UTC)