Most Evil Beings in Middle-Earth

List of the most evil beings in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle earth through all the ages.

The Top Ten

  1. Morgoth (Melkor)

    Morgoth Bauglir is a fictional antagonist from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Introduced as Melkor, he was the first and most powerful of the Valar, corrupted and renamed Morgoth in The Silmarillion.

    Sauron at his peak of power, even with the One Ring, was not remotely close to Melkor in power. Not close at all.

    Sauron over time became more powerful than Morgoth, his creation became his worst enemy.

    He is the source of all evil and chaos in Middle Earth.

  2. Sauron

    Sauron is the title character and main antagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Originally a servant of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, Sauron rose to power after Morgoth's defeat. He forged the One Ring to dominate Middle-earth but was defeated when the Ring was cut from his finger.... read more

    I think Sauron was more ruthless and evil than Morgoth because he was gonna do anything to achieve his goal.

  3. Gothmog (Lord of the Balrog)

  4. Saruman (The White Wizard)

    Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. He was originally the head of the Istari order but becomes corrupted by his desire for power and control. In the film adaptations directed by Peter Jackson, Saruman was portrayed... read more

  5. Witch King of Angmar (Lord of the Nazgul)

    He looks pretty terrifying and powerful. He even broke Gandalfs staff.by the way I have a question about how did Gandalf get his new staff when his staff was burned by Sauron in the hobbit?

    He cannot die. Eowyn did not kill him, just temporarily ended him.

  6. Durin's Bane (A Balrog)

    Gandalf should have made some weird water spell on the balrog and if he did this he wouldn't have died.

  7. Smaug (A Fire-Drake of Middle Earth)

    Smaug is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit. He is a fearsome dragon who hoards the treasure of the Lonely Mountain. In Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, Smaug was portrayed via motion capture and voice by Benedict Cumberbatch.

    He wiped out a dwarf army in 30 minutes.

  8. Glaurung (Father of the Dragons)

  9. The Nazgul (Ringwraith Servants of Sauron)

    I want to see them unmasked once just once without their armor.

  10. Azog (Orc-Chieftain from Moria)

    Azog is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He was an Orc chieftain who lived in Moria until his death in T.A. 2799.

    He is mentioned in The Hobbit, where Gandalf tells Thorin Oakenshield, "Your grandfather Thrór was killed, you remember, in the mines of Moria by Azog the Goblin."

    I'm speechless. I'm surprised how Thorin even lasted a few minutes after killing him.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Lurtz

  12. ?

    Great Goblin

    13. The Contenders

  13. Ungoliant

    I don't even want to talk about her.

  14. Grima Wormtongue

  15. Ancalagon

    I don't get how Ancalagon isn't at least 4th.

  16. Barrow Wight

  17. Ar-Pharazôn

  18. Shelob

    Sam and Frodo should have brought insecticides.

    Is Shelob like that spider monster?

  19. Gollum

    Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He was introduced in the 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit and became an important supporting character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, he is portrayed... read more

  20. Mouth of Sauron

  21. Denethor II

  22. Bolg

  23. Bill Ferny

  24. Ugluk

  25. Grishnákh

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