Mûmakil

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The Mûmakil are gigantic, elephant-like war beasts from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, most famously used as living siege engines by the forces of Sauron.

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mûmakil 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creature of Middle-earth
fictional animal species
war beast
alignment forces of evil
alsoKnownAs Mumak NERFINISHED
Oliphaunts NERFINISHED
associatedWith Haradwaith NERFINISHED
category Creatures of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
Fantasy war beasts
Fictional elephants
combatUse breaking enemy lines
trampling enemies
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
depictedIn The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED
describedIn The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NERFINISHED
feature massive feet
multiple tusks
thick hide
filmAdaptationDirector Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
firstAppearancePart The Two Towers NERFINISHED
hobbitTerm Oliphaunt
inspiredBy real-world elephants
languageOfName Adûnaic NERFINISHED
literaryGenre high fantasy
movementType land
nameUsedBy Gondorians NERFINISHED
Hobbits NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of the Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED
notableScene Legolas killing a Mûmak in The Return of the King film
opposedBy Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
Gondor NERFINISHED
Rohan NERFINISHED
region Harad NERFINISHED
role living siege engine
terror weapon
war mount
size gigantic
speciesType elephant-like creature
threatLevel extremely dangerous
transport war tower on back
universe Middle-earth NERFINISHED
usedBy Haradrim NERFINISHED
forces of Sauron NERFINISHED
weaponryCarried archers
spearmen

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Harad knownFor Mûmakil
this entity surface form: mûmakil
Harad militaryAsset Mûmakil
this entity surface form: mûmakil