<Dl> <Dd> She lights up every land and shines over all men, and Skoll and Hatti are called wargs . Those are wolves, one going before the sun, the other after the moon . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> She lights up every land and shines over all men, and Skoll and Hatti are called wargs . Those are wolves, one going before the sun, the other after the moon . </Dd> <P> Wolves also served as mounts for more or less dangerous humanoid creatures . For instance, Gunnr's horse was a kenning for "wolf" on the Rök Runestone, in the Lay of Hyndla, the völva (witch) Hyndla rides a wolf and to Baldr's funeral, the giantess Hyrrokkin arrived on a wolf . </P> <P> Taken from the Old English warg, the wargs or wild wolves are a race of lupines in J.R.R. Tolkien's books about Middle - earth . They are usually in league with the goblins or Orcs whom they permitted to ride on their backs into battle . It is probable that they are descended from Draugluin's werewolves, or of the wolf - hounds of the line of Carcharoth of the First Age . They are portrayed as somewhat intelligent, with a language, and are consciously in league with the Orcs . </P>

Who rides wolves in lord of the rings