[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

There can be only one thread on which to make my 4000th post on the Barrow-Downs.

There is a thread going on these days in N&N about the images Downers have of characters in The Lord of the Rings, and whether they have been affected by the popular films or by other sources. A subject hit upon before, of course, but always interesting. I would like to turn it on its head, though, and ask the question from a different perspective:

Did The Lord of the Rings affect your image of Wargs?

In this age of Wikipedia, few people rigorously check their sources (don't get me wrong, I love wikipedia - an afternoon at work reading up on certain mediaeval battles is well spent). However, people accept what is presented to them without checking the ancient proofs. Old manuscripts and stone tablets detailing the exploits and wisdom of Wargs abound, yet the dominating presence of one particular, biased text is felt keenly.

The Lord of the Rings was written by a hobbit with a serious anti-Warg agenda. Why has the general population been taken in so easily?

So, has your image of Wargs and Wargdom been coloured by this hateful propaganda? Or do you place trust in the ancient, contemporary sources? I plan on looking at some of these sources in the near future and hopefully we can discuss them.