Shelob's Lair

Shelob's Lair
   The dark tunnels of Cirith Ungol.
   A partial English translation of Torech Ungol, the name of the black, mazelike lair of Shelob in the pass of Cirith Ungol.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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