Mewlips

The Mewlips were a fictional race, made up by Hobbits of the Shire,TCG Letter #1063 at the Tolkien Collector's Guide mentioned only in one poem. They were dangerous creatures, dwelling in the dark and feasting on unwary travelers who sought them out.The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, "The Mewlips"
==History==
The Mewlips's dwelling place was said to be a dark valley far over the Merlock Mountains, through 'spider-shadows' and a forbidding wood, and beyond the marsh of Tode. They live and hide in damp, moonless and sunless cellars, where they sit and count their gold.
==Background==
On February 13 of 1963, Tolkien stated in a letter to one Miss Allen that the Mewlips were simply legends made up as fiction by the Shire-folk.
In some plot notes that J.R.R. Tolkien made while writing the The Hobbit, the raftsmen told tales of rafts, men, and beasts disappearing in the Long Marshes;The History of The Hobbit: Mr Baggins and Return to Bag-End, The Second Phase, "Plot Notes B", pg. 362 It was suggested by John D. Rateliff that the more ominous line in the notes may indicate that Tolkien had some unpleasantness in mind had Thorin and Company gotten into the marshes - perhaps meeting the Mewlips.The History of The Hobbit: Mr Baggins and Return to Bag-End, The Second Phase, "Plot Notes B", (ii) Visiting the Mewlips, pg. 370 If this is the case, the idea of these plot notes may possibly have been in Tolkien's mind when he eventually wrote the poem. If this is indeed the case, then the "you" in the poem may possibly be referring to one of the raftsmen.
==Gallery==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	القطط اللزجة
Belarusian Cyrillic	Мары
Chinese 	缪利普
Dutch 	Muspels
Finnish 	Naukuhuulet
French 	Mialaubres
Georgian 	მიულიპები
German 	Muhlipps
Polish 	Wargule
Russian 	Мары
Spanish 	Maulladores
Swedish 	Dyvättarna
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Нявкуни
==References==
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Category:Characters in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
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