Also known as: The Red Maw, Anfauglir The Jaws Of Thirst
The greatest wolf that ever lived, raised by Morgoth on living flesh and filled with the Dark Lord's power. He guarded the gates of Angband. When Beren and Luthien escaped with the Silmaril, Carcharoth bit off Beren's hand that held the jewel and swallowed both. The Silmaril's holy light drove him into a terrible madness, and he rampaged across Beleriand until the Hunting of the Wolf, in which Beren, Thingol, Huan, and others tracked him down. Huan and Carcharoth slew each other, and Beren was mortally wounded. The Silmaril was recovered from the wolf's belly.