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Wargs were a breed of wolves, commonly living in the Misty Mountains, that served Sauron the Dark Lord and his agents in the conflicts of the Third Age. Often in league with the nearby Northern Orcs, they were also used as mounts by the Orcs of Isengard and Mordor.

History

In TA 2941, a group of Wargs made a pact with the Orcs of Goblin-town to raid the villages of the Woodmen, whom they planned to expel or enslave. As the great grey chief wolf and his pack approached the meeting-place east of the mountains, they happened upon Thorin's Company along with Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins, who had just escaped from the same Orcs. The Wizard had anticipated this, suggesting the Company climb up a nearby stand of trees. This was done, and Dori helped Bilbo out of the Wargs' reach just in time.

Thinking the Dwarves were spies of the Woodmen, the Wargs surrounded the glade and prevented them from descending. Gandalf lit up pine-cones and hurled them against the Wargs, until they were driven out. The wolves that had caught fire fled into the forest and had set it alight in several places, as it was high summer, and on this eastern side of the mountains there had been little rain for some time. Orcs soon appeared, and set the trees on fire. However, the Great Eagles soon arrived and rescued the Company.

Not long after the news of the Dragon Smaug’s death spread throughout Middle-earth, legions of Orcs, Wargs and Bats gathered at Gundabad in a bid to avenge the Great Goblin and claim the north, including the Lonely Mountain, as their own. The host was defeated in the ensuing Battle of Five Armies by the allied forces of Dwarves, Elves, Lake-men, and Great Eagles, while the Orc leader, Bolg, was slain.

Warg 2 — A Warg eyeing Gimli in Peter Jackson's films

Even decades later, Wargs were still counted among Sauron's minions, alongside Orcs, wraiths, and werewolves; Gandalf mentioned them as such to Frodo Baggins. Around July 10 of TA 3018, Saruman gathered Wargs and some Northern Orcs at Isengard; he was building an army, both to conquer Rohan for his master and to try claim the One Ring first.

On January 13 of TA 3019, the Fellowship of the Ring was attacked by a group of wolves sent by the Dark Lord to waylay them after the failed attempt to cross the Redhorn Pass. The Wargs fled after their first attack, in which one of their chiefs, the "Hound of Sauron", was shot in the throat by Legolas. Returning with reinforcements, the Wargs made another sortie upon the company, but this second attempt also failed, with the last three leading wolves meeting their end at the hands of Aragorn, Boromir and Legolas. By morning the Fellowship noticed that the carcasses of the slain had vanished and Gandalf concluded that their attackers were likely Wargs and not ordinary wolves. Aragorn knew them to be from "the mountains".^[1]

That same year during the War of the Ring, Wolf-riders were among the forces Saruman sent against Théoden's son, Théodred, and the Rohirrim in the Battles of the Fords of Isen. Later during the king's retreat to Helm's Deep, a scout reported that Wolf-riders were abroad in the valley. Though the mounts were likely Wargs, the wolves were not specifically identified as such.

Physical attributes

Wargs are described as being larger, intelligent, and more malevolent wolves.

Etymology

The word warg comes from Old Norse vargr, meaning "wolf".^[2] The Old Norse word is a stand in for a word in one of the Northern languages.

In adaptations

The Hobbit (1977 animated film)

In the 1977 animated adaptation of The Hobbit, Gandalf, Bilbo, and the Dwarves are being chased by Wolves (Wargs) and like the book, are chased up a tree. The Wizard defends the group from the wolves, using magic infused pinecones, until Orc wolf-riders begin to burn the tree. However, they are soon rescued by Gwaihir and his Eagles.

Peter Jackson's films

The Hobbit film trilogy

The Gundabad Wargs are wolf-like with grey fur, and are bred by the Orcs of Mount Gundabad. Throughout the events of The Hobbit film trilogy, a large pack of these Wargs are in the service of Sauron's agent Azog, who had survived the battle at Moria. Among these Wargs is a larger one with a white pelt that Azog rides, revealed in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Creatures & Characters guide book to be the Warg Matriarch of the Gunbabad Wargs. Although more prominent, her role is based on that of the great grey chief wolf that appears in the source material. Gandalf states in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that the Gundabad Wargs are faster than any other breed.

White warg hobbit — Azog's female white Warg

In the events of An Unexpected Journey, a pack of Warg-riders led by Azog's lieutenants, Yazneg and Fimbul, stalk the company of Thorin Oakenshield before making their presence known in the Trollshaws. Though Radagast offers to distract their pursuers by riding on his sled pulled by Rhosgobel Rabbits, the Warg-riders spot the Company and chase after them before finding themselves ambushed by the Elves of Rivendell after the Dwarves flee into the Hidden Pass. At the Orc camp on Weathertop, Azog feeds Yazneg to the starved Wargs for returning empty-handed. Seeking Thorin's head, the Defiler later rides the Warg Matriarch to personally hunt Oakenshield, pursuing him to the Misty Mountains. Though the Hunter Orcs and Wargs corner the Company in a pine forest, the Dwarves manage to elude them with the aid of both the Great Eagles.

In The Desolation of Smaug, Azog and his horde of Warg-riders pursue Thorin's Company towards Mirkwood, but Beorn's presence cheats them out of their quarry. Summoned by master to Dol Guldur, Azog is charged with commanding Sauron's armies and leaves Bolg to lead the pack in his stead. Trailing the company to Lake-town, Bolg sends several Warg-riders that Thorin has reached Erebor back to Sauron, before engaging Legolas. After their short duel, the spawn of the Defiler escapes on a wolf mount.

Gundabad Wargs — A Warg pack in *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*

In The Battle of the Five Armies, Azog rides the Warg Matriarch on the march to the Lonely Mountain. A Warg-mounted Bolg intercepts him, telling him of the Elves' involvement in the Quest of Erebor before being sent to retrieve reinforcements from Gundabad. At the mountain stronghold, Legolas and Tauriel watch as Bolg, mounted on his Warg, calls the legions forth. In the Extended Edition, a company of forty Gundabad Wargs, including between fifteen and twenty Warg-riders, are part of Azog's massive army during the Battle of Five Armies. As Thorin's best warriors hasten to Ravenhill to confront Azog, these Wargs pursue the group on an icy lake, preying on the goats that drive the charriot in an attempt to stop the Dwarves.

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

Índice — A Warg as seen in *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*

The eastern Wargs seen in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy are noticeably hyena-like in appearance. They are bred by the Orcs of Isengard and Mordor. A horde of these Wargs led by the scarred veteran Sharku are in league with Sauron's agent Saruman.

In The Two Towers film, Saruman sends Sharku and his Warg-mounted Isengarders to waylay the people of Rohan before they reach Helm's Deep. A Warg-rider scout ambushes Háma and Gamling before the rest of the horde arrives to engage the Rohirrim. Sharku himself battles Aragorn, and his Warg falls with Aragorn off of a cliff into a river. The Wargs and their riders lose the battle, and the survivors flee. Théoden bids his men leave the dead and carry the wounded on horseback to Helm's Deep, as the "wolves of Isengard will return".

In The Return of the King film, the Witch-king's lieutenant, Gothmog, uses a Warg as a mount during the Siege of Gondor and several other Wargs can be seen storming the city with their Orc riders. In commentary in the Special Extended Edition of the film, Jackson said that the scene was chaotic to shoot, and that the Wargs were the only computer-generated creatures he felt could have looked more convincing. He also thought the scene itself could have turned out better if his team had a more organized storyboard layout for the battle.

Video games

In MUME ("Multi-Users in Middle-earth"), there are many types of Wargs found in different locations, including a type that player and non-player Orcs can ride.
In The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, there is a small colony of wild Wargs living in a hollow rock formation in northeast Rohan, one of which is particularly large and used as a mini-boss for a side quest.
In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth and The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II video games, the Isengard faction can train and use Warg-riders as a mounted unit.
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Wargs can be found throughout the world. A Warg-stalker is also a playable class in Monster Play.
In the Medieval 2: Total War: Kingdoms mod, Third Age: Total War, Warg Riders are used by the factions of Isengard, Misty Mountains, and Gundabad as a light cavalry unit.
In LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game, Wargs appear as enemies and can be ridden in the level "Warg Attack."

Sounds

The sounds of the Wargs are that of typical wolf sounds as well as coyote, jackal, hyena, and red-crowned crane.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Chinese (Hong Kong)	座狼
Croatian	Varg
Czech	Vrrk
Danish	Varge
Finnish	Hukka
French	Warg/Ouarge
Hebrew	ווארגים
Persian	وارگ‌ها
Polish	Wargowie
Spanish	Huargos
Russian	Варги

Races of Arda

Free Peoples of the World:

Servants of the Shadow:

References

↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Ch. IV: "A Journey in the Dark", pgs. 297 - 299 (50th Anniversary One-Volume Edition)
↑ Warg (Wikipedia)

[1] The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Ch. IV: "A Journey in the Dark", pgs. 297 - 299 (50th Anniversary One-Volume Edition)

[2] Warg (Wikipedia)

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+|dominions= [[Misty Mountains]],
-|languages= Wolf language; possibly [[Orkish]], [[Westron]] or [[Black Speech]]
+[[Isengard]], [[Mount Gundabad]], [[Mordor]]
+|languages= [[Wolf-language]]; possibly<br>[[Westron]] or [[Black Speech]]
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-|title = }}'''Wargs''' were a breed of wolves in Middle-earth who lived in the [[Misty Mountains]] and were captured and used especially by [[orcs]] of [[Isengard]] and [[Mordor]] in the Third Age. Though wargs were not specifically evil themselves, they were known to be exclusively used by or alongside Goblins, sometimes as their steeds. They appear first in ''[[The Hobbit]],'' attacking [[Thorin and Company]] as they traveled east from the [[Misty Mountains]].
+'''Wargs''' were a breed of [[wolves]], commonly living in the [[Misty Mountains]], that served [[Sauron]] the [[Dark Lord]] and his agents in the conflicts of the [[Third Age]]. Often in league with the nearby [[Northern Orcs]], they were also used as mounts by the [[Orcs]] of [[Isengard]] and [[Mordor]].
-In ''[[Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', wargs attacked the Fellowship as they camped near [[Moria]]. That they were wargs, and not ordinary wolves searching for food, Gandalf remarked, was evident from the fact that their carcasses had disappeared by the next morning.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''</ref>
+==History==
-Later, during Théoden's''' '''retreat to [[Helm's Deep]] from [[Edoras]] a scout reported that "wolf-riders" were abroad in the valley, but wargs were not specifically mentioned.
+In [[TA 2941]], a group of Wargs made a pact with the Orcs of [[Goblin-town]] to raid the villages of the [[Woodmen]], whom they planned to expel or enslave. As the [[great grey chief wolf]] and his pack approached the meeting-place east of the mountains, they happened upon [[Thorin and Company|Thorin's Company]] along with [[Gandalf]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]], who had just escaped from the same Orcs. The [[Order of Wizards|Wizard]] had anticipated this, suggesting the Company climb up a nearby stand of trees. This was done, and [[Dori]] helped Bilbo out of the Wargs' reach just in time.
-== History ==
-In [[TA 2941]], a pack of wargs planned to meet the [[goblins]] of the [[Misty Mountains]] and organize a raid on several nearby villages, in order to drive the woodmen out and capture some slaves. As the pack approached the meeting-place east of the mountains, they encountered by accident [[Thorin and Company|Thorin's Company]], along with [[Gandalf]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]], who had just escaped the same goblins. Gandalf, seeing the pack coming, suggested climbing up a nearby stand of trees. This was done, and [[Dori]] helped Bilbo out of the wargs' reach just in time.
-The wargs, thinking that the Dwarves were allies of the woodmen, surrounded the glade and prevented them from descending. Gandalf then used his magic to light up pine-cones and hurl them against the wargs, until they were driven out. The wolves that had caught fire fled into the forest and had set it alight in several places, since it was high summer, and on this eastern side of the mountains there had been little rain for some time. However the guards left under the trees did not go away. Eventually goblins showed up and lit the trees the dwarves were hiding in, until the eagles came to rescue them.
+Thinking the [[Dwarves]] were spies of the Woodmen, the Wargs surrounded the glade and prevented them from descending. Gandalf lit up pine-cones and hurled them against the Wargs, until they were driven out. The wolves that had caught fire fled into the forest and had set it alight in several places, as it was high summer, and on this eastern side of the mountains there had been little rain for some time. Orcs soon appeared, and set the trees on fire. However, the [[Great Eagles]] soon arrived and rescued the Company.
-Not long after the news of [[Smaug]]’s death spread throughout Middle-Earth, wargs and goblins unite to claim the Lonely Mountain as their own, only to be defeated by an alliance of dwarves, elves, men, and eagles in the [[Battle of Five Armies]].
+Not long after the news of the [[Dragons|Dragon]] [[Smaug]]’s death spread throughout [[Middle-earth]], legions of Orcs, Wargs and [[List of animals|Bats]] gathered at [[Mount Gundabad|Gundabad]] in a bid to avenge the [[Great Goblin]] and claim the north, including the [[Lonely Mountain]], as their own. The host was defeated in the ensuing [[Battle of Five Armies]] by the allied forces of Dwarves, [[Elves]], [[Lake-men]], and Great Eagles, while the Orc leader, [[Bolg]], was slain.[[File:Warg_2.jpg|thumb|250px|A Warg eyeing [[Gimli]] in Peter Jackson's [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|films]]|alt=]]
+Even decades later, Wargs were still counted among Sauron's minions, alongside Orcs, [[wraiths]], and [[werewolves]]; Gandalf mentioned them as such to [[Frodo|Frodo Baggins]]. Around [[July 10]] of [[TA 3018]], Saruman gathered Wargs and some [[Northern Orcs]] at [[Isengard]]; he was building an [[Saruman's army|army]], both to conquer [[Rohan]] for his master and to try claim the [[One Ring]] first.
+On [[January 13]] of [[TA 3019]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring (group)|Fellowship of the Ring]] was attacked by a group of wolves sent by the Dark Lord to waylay them after the failed attempt to cross the [[Caradhras|Redhorn Pass]]. The Wargs fled after their first attack, in which one of their chiefs, the "[[Hound of Sauron]]", was shot in the throat by [[Legolas]]. Returning with reinforcements, the Wargs made another sortie upon the company, but this second attempt also failed, with the last three leading wolves meeting their end at the hands of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], [[Boromir]] and [[Legolas]]. By morning the Fellowship noticed that the carcasses of the slain had vanished and Gandalf concluded that their attackers were likely Wargs and not ordinary wolves. Aragorn knew them to be from "the mountains".<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book 2, Ch. IV: "[[A Journey in the Dark]]", pgs. 297 - 299 (50th Anniversary One-Volume Edition)</ref>
-[[File:The hobbit warg by jd1680a-d6tq79i.jpg|thumb|260px|A Warg pack from [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''An Unexpected Journey'']]]]
+That same year during the [[War of the Ring]], [[Wolf-riders]] were among the forces Saruman sent against [[Théoden]]'s son, [[Théodred]], and the [[Rohirrim]] in the [[Battles of the Fords of Isen]]. Later during the [[King of Rohan|king]]'s retreat to [[Helm's Deep]], a scout reported that Wolf-riders were abroad in the valley. Though the mounts were likely Wargs, the wolves were not specifically identified as such.
-On January 13 of [[TA 3019]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] was attacked by a group of wargs. These wargs were presumably sent by [[Saruman]] to waylay the Fellowship after their failed attempt to cross the [[Redhorn Pass]]. The wargs fled after their first assault, but came back with reinforcements. Eventually, this second assault also failed, and the wargs fled again. Under the cover of night, the wargs dragged the bodies of their fallen comrades away from the site.
-== Physical attributes ==
+==Physical attributes==
-In the books, wargs are described as being giant, intelligent, and malevolent wolves.
+Wargs are described as being larger, intelligent, and more malevolent wolves.
 == Etymology ==
-The word ''warg'' comes from the Old Norse word '''vargr''', meaning "wolf".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warg Warg (Wikipedia)]</ref>
+The word '''''warg''''' comes from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Old Norse] ''vargr'', meaning "wolf".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warg Warg (Wikipedia)]</ref> The Old Norse word is a stand in for a word in one of the [[Northern (Mannish)|Northern]] languages.
-== Portrayals in adaptations ==
-{{Assumption}}
-=== Peter Jackson's films ===
+== In adaptations ==
+[[File:Rankin-Bass Wolfs.PNG|thumb|218x218px|Wolf "Warg" (1977)]]
+=== ''The Hobbit'' (1977 animated film) ===
-[[File:Índice.jpg|thumb|250px|A Warg as seen in ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'']]
+In the 1977 animated adaptation of [[The Hobbit (1977 animated film)|''The Hobbit'']], Gandalf, Bilbo, and the Dwarves are being chased by Wolves (Wargs) and like the book, are chased up a tree. The Wizard defends the group from the wolves, using magic infused pinecones, until Orc wolf-riders begin to burn the tree. However, they are soon rescued by [[Gwaihir]] and his Eagles.
-The eastern Wargs seen in the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy are noticeably more hyena-like in appearance. An eastern warg measures about 5 feet at the shoulder, and could be up to eight feet in length from snout to hindquarters. The head has a short muzzle full of huge fangs, small eyes set on the sides of the head and ears at the back of the skull. This arrangement gave greatest sensory range while keeping its vulnerable areas protected, and the long neck gives it reach, flexibility and power when biting into flesh. Apart from its ruff, the warg had short dense fur, which would have kept injury from tooth and claw to a minimum. Not all damage could have come from the men and beasts it was attacking; wargs were ferocious and could quickly turn on other members of their pack as well as their handlers. Coloration and pattern of the fur doesn't seem to vary throughout the breed. Powerful haunches and a dewclaw allowed the warg to climb.
+=== Peter Jackson's films ===
-The Gundabad wargs, wolf-like with grey fur, are bred by the orcs of [[Mount Gundabad]]. Throughout the events of ''[[The Hobbit (films)|The Hobbit Trilogy]]'', a pack of wargs are in the service of [[Azog]], who had survived the skirmish at Moria. Among these wargs is a larger one with a white pelt that Azog rides, revealed in ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' guide book to be the [[Warg Matriarch]] of the Gunbabad Wargs. [[Gandalf]] once stated in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' that the Gundabad wargs are faster than any other breed.
+==== ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy ====
+The Gundabad Wargs are wolf-like with grey fur, and are bred by the Orcs of [[Mount Gundabad]]. Throughout the events of [[The Hobbit film trilogy|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]], a large pack of these Wargs are in the service of Sauron's agent [[Azog]], who had survived the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|battle]] at [[Khazad-dûm|Moria]]. Among these Wargs is a larger one with a white pelt that Azog rides, revealed in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Creatures & Characters]]'' guide book to be the [[Great grey chief wolf|Warg Matriarch]] of the Gunbabad Wargs. Although more prominent, her role is based on that of the great grey chief wolf that appears in the source material. [[Gandalf]] states in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' that the Gundabad Wargs are faster than any other breed.[[File:White warg hobbit.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Azog's female white Warg]]
+In the events of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]'', a pack of [[Wolf-riders|Warg-riders]] led by Azog's lieutenants, [[Yazneg]] and [[Fimbul]], stalk the [[Thorin and Company|company]] of [[Thorin II Oakenshield|Thorin Oakenshield]] before making their presence known in the [[Trollshaws]]. Though [[Radagast]] offers to distract their pursuers by riding on his sled pulled by [[Rhosgobel Rabbits]], the Warg-riders spot the Company and chase after them before finding themselves ambushed by the [[Elves]] of [[Rivendell]] after the [[Dwarves]] flee into the Hidden Pass. At the Orc camp on [[Weathertop]], Azog feeds Yazneg to the starved Wargs for returning empty-handed. Seeking Thorin's head, the Defiler later rides the Warg Matriarch to personally hunt Oakenshield, pursuing him to the Misty Mountains. Though the [[Orc hunters|Hunter Orcs]] and Wargs corner the Company in a pine forest, the Dwarves manage to elude them with the aid of both the [[Great Eagles]].
-==== The Hobbit film trilogy ====
-[[File:White warg hobbit.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Azog's female white warg]]
+In ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]'', Azog and his horde of Warg-riders pursue Thorin's Company towards [[Mirkwood]], but [[Beorn]]'s presence cheats them out of their quarry. Summoned by master to Dol Guldur, Azog is charged with commanding Sauron's armies and leaves [[Bolg]] to lead the pack in his stead.  Trailing the company to [[Lake-town]], Bolg sends several Warg-riders that Thorin has reached [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] back to Sauron, before engaging Legolas. After their short duel, the spawn of the Defiler escapes on a wolf mount. [[File:Gundabad Wargs.jpg|alt=|thumb|260x260px|A Warg pack in [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']]|left]]
-During the events of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]'', a warg pack under [[Warg riders]] led by [[Yazneg]] and [[Fimbul]] stalk [[The Company]] of [[Thorin II Oakenshield]] before making their presence known in the [[trollshaws]]. Though [[Radagast]] offers to distract their pursuers by riding on his sled pulled by [[Rhosgobel Rabbits]], the warg riders see the Company and chase after them before finding themselves ambushed by the [[elves]] of [[Rivendell]] after the Company flees into the Hidden Pass. Azog later feeds Yazneg to the wargs at the orc camp at [[Amon Sûl]]. Azog later rides the Warg Matriarch to personally hunt Thorin, who manages to elude him with the aid of both the [[Great Eagles]] at the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Beorn]]. The Gundabad wargs make fewer appearances in the ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]'', when [[Bolg]] and a small force of warg riders trail the company to Dale, and ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', where Azog rides the Warg Matriarch on the march to Erebor before instructing Bolg to retrieve their reinforcements in Gundabad. In the extended edition of ''The Battle of the Five Armies'', a company of forty Gundabad wargs, including between fifteen and twenty warg riders, are part of Azog's massive army and also participate in the final battle outside the city of Dale and the dwarven kingdom of [[Erebor]]. They work alongside with the Goblins to defeat the dwarves.
+In ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', Azog rides the Warg Matriarch on the march to the [[Lonely Mountain]]. A Warg-mounted Bolg intercepts him, telling him of the Elves' involvement in the [[Quest of Erebor]] before being sent to retrieve reinforcements from Gundabad. At the mountain stronghold, Legolas and [[Tauriel]] watch as Bolg, mounted on his Warg, calls the legions forth. In the Extended Edition, a company of forty Gundabad Wargs, including between fifteen and twenty Warg-riders, are part of Azog's massive army during the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. As Thorin's best warriors hasten to [[Ravenhill]] to confront Azog, these Wargs pursue the group on an icy lake, preying on the goats that drive the charriot in an attempt to stop the Dwarves.
-==== The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ====
+==== ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy ====
-[[File:Warg_2.jpg|thumb|250px|A Warg staring [[Gimli]] in the face]]
+[[File:Índice.jpg|thumb|250px|A Warg as seen in ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'']]
+The eastern Wargs seen in the ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|Lord of the Rings]]'' [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|film trilogy]] are noticeably hyena-like in appearance. They are bred by the Orcs of [[Isengard]] and [[Mordor]]. A horde of these Wargs led by the scarred veteran [[Sharku]] are in league with Sauron's agent [[Saruman]].
-After 78 years of selective breeding the wargs now look completely different. All these wargs are the descendants of the Gundabad wargs but have had Sauron and Saruman breeding them to be more ferocious. In ''[[The Two Towers (film)|The Two Towers]]'' film, [[Saruman]] sends the orc [[Sharku]] with a company of warg riders to attack the people of [[Rohan]] as they make their way to [[Helm's Deep]]. A warg later appears as the mount for [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]] during the Siege of Gondor in ''[[The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]'' film. In the commentary in the Special Extended Edition of the film, Jackson says that the scene was chaotic to shoot, and that the wargs were the only computer-generated creatures he felt could have looked more convincing. He also thought the scene itself could have turned out better if his team had a more organized storyboard layout for the battle.
+In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]'' film, Saruman sends Sharku and his Warg-mounted [[Isengarders]] to waylay  the people of [[Rohan]] before they reach [[Helm's Deep]]. A Warg-rider scout ambushes [[Háma]] and [[Gamling]] before the rest of the horde arrives to engage the [[Rohirrim]]. Sharku himself battles [[Aragorn II Elessar|Aragorn]], and his Warg falls with Aragorn off of a cliff into a river. The Wargs and their riders lose the battle, and the survivors flee. [[Théoden]] bids his men leave the dead and carry the wounded on horseback to Helm's Deep, as the "wolves of Isengard will return".
+In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'' film, the [[Witch-king of Angmar|Witch-king]]'s lieutenant, [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]], uses a Warg as a mount during the [[Siege of Gondor]] and several other Wargs can be seen storming the city with their Orc riders. In commentary in the [[The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition|Special Extended Edition]] of the film, Jackson said that the scene was chaotic to shoot, and that the Wargs were the only computer-generated creatures he felt could have looked more convincing. He also thought the scene itself could have turned out better if his team had a more organized storyboard layout for the battle.
 === Video games ===
+* In [[MUME|MUME ("Multi-Users in Middle-earth"]]), there are many types of Wargs found in different locations, including a type that player and non-player Orcs can ride.
-* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]'', there is a small colony of wild wargs living in a hollow rock formation in northeast [[Rohan]], one of which is particularly large and used as a mini-boss for a side quest.
-* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' and BFME 1 video games, the Isengard faction can train and use warg riders as a mounted unit.
+*In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]'', there is a small colony of wild Wargs living in a hollow rock formation in northeast [[Rohan]], one of which is particularly large and used as a mini-boss for a side quest.
-* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'', wargs can be found throughout the world. A warg-stalker is also a playable class in Monster Play.
+* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video games, the [[Isengard]] faction can train and use Warg-riders as a mounted unit.
+* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'', Wargs can be found throughout the world. A Warg-stalker is also a playable class in Monster Play.
-* In the ''Medieval 2: Total War: Kingdoms'' mod, [http://www.moddb.com/mods/third-age-total-war Third Age: Total War], Warg Riders are used by the factions of Isengard, Orcs of the Misty Mountains, and Orcs of Gundabad as a light cavalry unit.
+* In the ''Medieval 2: Total War: Kingdoms'' mod, [http://www.moddb.com/mods/third-age-total-war Third Age: Total War], Warg Riders are used by the factions of Isengard, Misty Mountains, and  Gundabad as a light cavalry unit.
 * In ''[[LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game]]'', Wargs appear as enemies and can be ridden in the level "Warg Attack."
+== Sounds ==
-== Translations around the World ==
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+* The sounds of the Wargs are that of typical wolf sounds as well as coyote, jackal, hyena, and red-crowned crane.
-!Foreign Language
-!
+== See also ==
-!Translated name
+*[[Werewolves]], wolf-like servants of Sauron possessed by evil spirits
+==Translations==
+<div style="overflow:auto; height:300px; width:500px; float:left">
+<!--<div style="overflow:auto; height:200px;">-->{| class="itemtable" bgcolor="#EDEEFF" style="color:#6f3d0b; border:2px solid #FFF; border-top: 0; text-align:left; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright:8px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius:8px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius:8px;"
+| width="300px" |'''Foreign Language'''
+| width="300px" |'''Translated name'''
 |-
 |Chinese (Hong Kong)
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 |座狼
+|-
+|Croatian
+|Varg
 |-
 |Czech
-|
 |Vrrk
+|-
+|Danish
+|Varge
+|-
+|Finnish
+|Hukka
 |-
 |French
-|
 |Warg/Ouarge
+|-
+|Hebrew
+|ווארגים
+|-
+|Persian
+|وارگ‌ها
+|-
+|Polish
+|Wargowie
 |-
 |Spanish
+|Huargos
-|
-|Huargo
 |-
 |Russian
-|
 |Варги
 |}
+</div>
-== See also ==
+{{Clear}}
-* [[Werewolves]], those under service of [[Morgoth]] and Sauron during the [[First Age]].
 {{Races}}
-== References ==
+==References==
 <references />
-[[Category:Races]]
-[[Category:Wolves]]
-[[Category:Servants of Morgoth]]
-[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]
-[[Category:Agents of Saruman]]
-[[Category:Minions of Angmar]]
-[[Category:Monsters]]
-[[Category:CGI races]]
-[[Category:Evil]]
-[[Category:Azog's army]]
-[[Category:Army of Mordor]]
-[[Category:Villains]]
-[[Category:Creatures]]
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 [[pl:Wargowie]]
 [[ru:Варги]]
+[[Category:Wolves]]
+[[Category:Monsters]]
+[[Category:Evil]]
+[[Category:Army of Mordor]]
+[[Category:Servants of Morgoth]]
+[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]
+[[Category:Agents of Saruman]]
+[[Category:Minions of Angmar]]