Bestiary of Middle-earth

This article is a bestiary of the people, creatures and mystical beings of Middle-earth as written about in the legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Ainur

Ainu

• Valar and Valier
  • Aratar - chiefs of the Valar and Valier
• Maiar (see also Balrogs and Istari (Wizards))

Dragons (Worms)

Dragons

• Cold-drakes - those who could not breathe fire
• Fire-drakes (Urulóki) - those who breathed fire. Both included:
  • Long-worms - legless dragons
  • Legged, non-flying dragons
  • Winged dragons

Dwarves

Dwarves

• Durin's folk (Longbeards)
• Other six kindreds
• Petty-dwarves (Noegyth Nibin, Nibin-noeg, Nibin-Nogrim)

Elves (Quendi)

Elves

• Calaquendi:
  • Eldar
  • Teleri
    • Noldor
    • Vanyar
• Moriquendi:
  • Avari
  • Sindar
  • Nandor
  • Silvan Elves
• Half-elven

Ents

Ents

• Huorns

Hobbits

Hobbits

• Fallohide
• Harfoot
• Stoor

Men

Men

• Edain
  • House of Bëor
  • House of Hador
  • House of Haleth
    • Dúnedain
      • Corsairs of Umbar
• Men of Rhovanion
  • Éothéod
    • Rohirrim
  • Men of the North
    • Dale
    • Esgaroth
    • Woodsmen
    • Beornings
• Half-elven
• Wild Men of Dunland
• Haradrim
• Easterlings
  • Wainriders
  • Variags of Khand

Orcs (Goblins)

Orcs

• Common orcs (referred by the derogatory term "snaga" by others)
• Uruk-hai
• Boldogs
• Half-orcs (half-human)

Trolls

Trolls

• Stone-trolls
• Hill-trolls
• Cave-trolls
• Mountain-trolls
• Snow-trolls
• Olog-hai

Other creatures of Middle-earth

• Barrow-wights
• Crebain
• Eagles
• Fastitocalon
• Fell beasts
• Gorcrows
• Great Beasts
• Hawks
• Kelvar
• Kine of Araw
• Kirinki
• Mearas (horses)
• Mewlips
• Oliphaunts (Mûmakil)
• Spiders
• Wargs
• Werewolves