A
fearsome beast which lived in the south lands of
Harad, in the
Third Age of the Sun. They were
harnessed by the men of Harad, fitted with gear of war and armored for use in battle. On their backs were
siege towers, from which
bowmen could fire upon their enemies without fear of
retaliation. No enemy would attack them except with
projectiles;
shield-walls broke before their stamping feet and
piercing tusks.
The Mûmakil are also some of the strongest hand-to-hand enemies in Nethack, having two strong attacks per round and many hit points.
... the Mûmak of Harad was indeed a beast of vast bulk, and
the like of him does not walk now in Middle-Earth; his kin
that live still in latter days are but memories of his girth
and majesty. On he came, ... his great legs like trees,
enormous sail-like ears spread out, long snout upraised like
a huge serpent about to strike, his small red eyes raging.
His upturned hornlike tusks ... dripped with blood.
- The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien -