<P> Fearsome bat - like monsters summoned by Morgoth in the First Age . Whether any survived into later ages is unknown . Tolkien used the term "vampire" due to its association with bats, blood, and darkness . His versions of the creatures are not synonymous with the vampires of European folklore . </P> <P> A race of great demonic wolves, many of which dwelt near Dunland . They were often used as steeds by the Orcs . Some Wargs possessed intelligence and could use or understand human speech . </P> <P> Monstrous wolf - like monsters of human intelligence . They were bred by Morgoth in the First Age and inhabited by dread spirits . Their relationship (if any) to the Wargs of later ages is unknown . Like the vampires of Middle - earth, Tolkien's werewolves are not the same as the cursed shapeshifters of European folklore . </P>

List of races in lord of the rings