Mewlips
From Tolkien Gateway
Mewlips are a legendary race of evil creatures only mentioned in Hobbit verse. They are said to have fed on passers by, collecting their bones in a sack.[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
- Mewlips are described and given statistics in various supplements, portrayed as undead beings living in swamps and marshes. The race is conceived as having been created by Morgoth in the Elder Days.[2][3]
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Mewlips"
- ↑ Jeff McKeage (1988), Raiders of Cardolan (#8108)
- ↑ Jessica Ney (ed.; 1990), Angus McBride's Characters of Middle-earth (#8007)