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Great beasts

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The term great beasts is used in the The Return of the King ("The Siege of Gondor") to describe the creatures pulling the battering ram Grond during the siege of Minas Tirith.

Wether these beasts of burden used by Sauron were a foul breed, Mûmakil, or a race of unknown animals from the distant South, is impossible to say for certain as we lack a more detailed description.

Portrayal in Adaptations


The great beasts are depicted as rhinoceros-like creatures.

2006: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
