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Old 01-28-2007, 03:15 PM   #1
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The Eye What did Shelob Eat?....

..... On books and movies what did Shelob eat in her web when she didn't get Frodo or Sam?
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Old 01-28-2007, 03:23 PM   #2
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She lived on a diet of Orcs. So just think about that the next time you're moaning about cabbage or whatnot.
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:37 PM   #3
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I'm sure she'd eaten the odd elf or gondorian during her life time too, sweeter meat and all that
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:48 PM   #4
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And rocks are pretty filling too...
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Old 02-14-2007, 02:34 PM   #5
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I kind of figured she'd a lot of Orcs...seeing as how she lived in the pass of Cirith Ungol. Also...if you believe Gollum, Orcs don't taste very good either.
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Old 12-21-2007, 06:05 AM   #6
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Shelob, if I remember correctly, ate a lot of prisoners Sauron didn't want anymore, and pretty much anything else she could find, mostly orcs.
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Old 12-21-2007, 06:51 AM   #7
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Orcs and prisoners are indeed Shelob's diet:

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And Orcs, they were useful slaves, but he had them in plenty. If now and then Shelob caught them to stay her appetite, she was welcome: he could spare them. And sometimes as a man may cast a dainty to his cat (his cat he calls her, but she owns him not) Sauron would send her prisoners that he had no better uses for
–"Shelobs Lair", The Two Towers.

I can't remember if the film mentioned what Shelob usually ate.
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Old 12-21-2007, 02:22 PM   #8
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I think it is mentioned that Shelob eats orcs in the films, I think Gollum says something to the effect of “She only gets nasty orcses to eat, and that doesn’t taste so nice do they precious.” I don’t remember the exact quote though.
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Old 12-21-2007, 05:50 PM   #9
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I think it is mentioned that Shelob eats orcs in the films, I think Gollum says something to the effect of “She only gets nasty orcses to eat, and that doesn’t taste so nice do they precious.” I don’t remember the exact quote though.
Also in the movies I think the orc mentions she likes 'fresh blood'. Would have to check though.
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