Hummerhorns

Hummerhorns were a legendary race of winged insects mentioned only in Hobbit verse. The hummerhorns were said to have battled a knight on a quest.^[1]

Portrayal in adaptations

Middle-earth Role Playing:

Hummerhorns, described and given statistics in various supplements, are portrayed as aggressive creatures, weighing 6-8 lbs and resembling gigantic black and grey wasps.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Errantry"
↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr., Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (Iron Crown Enterprises #2012, 1994)
↑ Randy Maxwell, The Northern Waste (Iron Crown Enterprises #2025, 1997)
↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al., Arnor: The Land (Iron Crown Enterprises #2023, 1997)

Legendary races of Arda
Animals:	Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish · Wise-fish
Dragon-kind:	Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms
Other:	Badger-folk · Ettens · Giants · Great beasts · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless things · Ogres · Otter-folk · Snow-trolls · Spectres
Individuals:	Badger-brock · Bill Butcher · Farmer Hogg · Fastitocalon · Fisher Blue · Fíriel · Grip · Hunter and Rider · The Lady of the Sun · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · Mee · Mrs. Bunce · Old Swan · Peeping Jack · Perry-the-Winkle · Pott the Mayor · Talking Gurthang · Talking purse · River-woman · Shee · Tarlang · Tim · Tom · Whisker-lad · White cow · Willow-wren

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Errantry"

[2] Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr., Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (Iron Crown Enterprises #2012, 1994)

[3] Randy Maxwell, The Northern Waste (Iron Crown Enterprises #2025, 1997)

[4] Wesley J. Frank, et al., Arnor: The Land (Iron Crown Enterprises #2023, 1997)

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