Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Tolkien's vampires make a memorable, though brief, appearance in The Silmarillion. Today, we look at Thuringwethil, the messenger of Sauron, to see how these creatures differed from the vampires of popular culture.

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Vampires of Tol-in-Gaurhoth - Turner Mohan
Cazador Szarr Family - Andrea Piparo
Vampire King - John Howe
Vampire - bellabergolts
Thuringwethil - Lida Holubova
Thuringwethil - Sergio Botero
Cleansing of Tol-in-Gaurhoth - Ralph Damiani
Lasombra - bellabergolts
Under construction - bryan bitter
Book Composition - bryan bitter
dramatic clouds - Felix Englund
Beren and Luthien - Alan Lee
Thuringwethil - Turner Mohan
Tol Sirion - Jonathan Guzi
Carcharoth - Álvaro Fernández González
Werewolf - The White Council
On the Bridge of Woe - Alan Lee
Sauron and Huan - Ralph Damiani
Transformed - Ted Nasmith
Beren and Luthien - Ted Nasmith
Luthien in the court of morgoth - pete amachree
Morgoth - Ralph Damiani
Luthien and Beren Transformed - Alan Lee
Morgoth - CK Goksoy
Luthien in the Halls of Morgoth - Alan Lee
Luthien angry - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Luthien Tinuviel - Daniel Dougherty
Luthien - Marya Filatova
Luthien of Doriath - Marya Filatova
Luthien Tinuviel - Aegeri
Castle Sunset - Felix Englund
Angband - David Greset
Ruin of Angband - Alan Lee
Luthien dances before morgoth - turner mohan
Sauron - Shadow of War
luthien gold - Jenny Dolfen
gargoyle - andrea piparo
Luthien and Huan - Ralph Damiani
Lúthien Escapes upon Huan - Ted Nasmith
Carcharoth - Anato Finnstark
Beren and Luthie, wolf and bat - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Ainur, children of iluvatar - nahar doa
Sauron the Deceiver - Ralph Damiani
Beorns House - Angus McBride
The fall of gondolin, glorfindel vs balrog - mellorianj
Gandalf and the Balrog Upon Celebdil - Ted Nasmith
Sauron - Angus McBride
Luthien and Huan - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Werewolf sauron - dracarysdrekkar
Beren and Luthien - Daniel Dougherty
waterfall town - Felix Englund
Sauron Brought Werewolves - Peter Xavier Price
Angband - skullb*st*rd
Gates of angband - pete amachree
Angband - John Howe
Huan and Luthien Flee Nargothrond - Peter Xavier Price
Dark lands - Felix Englund
The fight of huan and carcharoth - kuliszu
Every snake changes its skin - skullb*st*rd
Huan Subdues Sauron - Ted Nasmith
Sauron and huan - anotherstranger_me
Luthien and Huan - Catherine Chmiel
Spirit of sauron - skullb*st*rd
Luthien angry - Catherine Karina Chmiel
A Song of Wizardry - Ralph Damiani

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