Wargs v.s. Wolves

[Arwen Imladris]

What is the difference between Wargs and Wolves? Or are they the same? Which one is stronger? Would win in a fight?

There, I think that are all of my questions on wolves and Wargs! smilies/smile.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[The Green Ringwraith]

I am a wolf fanatic, and as far as I'm concerened, Wargs are Werewolf-like and wolves are more Wolf-dog across the street-like. But they're all kewl to me! smilies/smile.gif

[Sarin Elfarmour]

Wargs were probably larger because orcs would ride on them like horses, they might also have been trained, were as the ordinary wolf was wild

[Aldagrim Proudfoot]

They were probably also a little smarter because Gandalf understood their language.

[Fingolfin of the Noldor]

‡The word Warg used in The Hobbit and the L.R. for an evil breed of (demonic) wolves is not supposed to be A-S specifically, and is given prim. Germanic form as representing the noun common to the Northmen of these creatures. -note to draft letter #297 pg381 The Letters of JRR Tolkien

[littlemanpoet]

Wargs as evil/demonic is the key difference. They had evil fear (that's fay-ahr, elvish for 'spirit') dwelling in them. These fe-ar are what gave them their intelligence, and their increased size probably came along with the evil spirits, from Morgoth in the First Age.
-lmp

[Arwen Imladris]

O.K. thanks guys!

But looking back again......

a meeting place for the wolves... in the middle of the circle was a great grey wolf... in the dread ful language or the Wargs..

It seems that they are interchangeable.

There is also proof that wargs were just evil wolves.

But even the wild Wargs (for so the evil wolves over the Edge of the Wild were named)..

What do you think?

[Fingolfin of the Noldor]

It seems that they are interchangeable.

Well...while 'wargs' are certainly wolves wolves are not necessarily 'wargs'.

[Sarin Elfarmour]

That sounds very confusing but i get it anyway, i agree

[littlemanpoet]

Ya know, it always bugged me that there is no such thing as a good wolf in LotR. I realize that Tolkien wrote out of the Northern legends and myths, in which wolves were commonly regarded as enemies, but I still wish....

But I agree that Wargs were wolves - they were just evil wolves.

lmp

[Aragost]

the wargs were on the west side of the misty mountains and bigger and smarter.wolves were on the eastside

[Anorien]

ok, i know this! Great Warg told me. The wolves have no side, they are just normal dumb creatures. The wargs are on the evil side, and they are a lot smarter. Clear?

[Arwen Imladris]

O.K. I think I understand. Thanks all!