Were-worms

creatures of the Last Desert, named once and never seen

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In briefanswer capsule

The Were-worms are named once in all of Tolkien's published writing, and by a hobbit who has never seen one. Stung by Glóin's doubts, Bilbo Baggins announces that he will take on whatever is asked of him — even if it means tramping all the way to the East of East and taking on the Were-worms of the Last Desert. Nothing further is told: not what they look like, not where the Last Desert lies, not whether anyone has ever met one. The entry exists because the name exists — everything else about them would be invention.

Sources

The Hobbit — Chapter 1, An Unexpected Party

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Were-worms“. Last updated September 15, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/creatures/were-worms/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Were-worms. Last updated September 15, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/creatures/were-worms/

MLA

„Were-worms“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/creatures/were-worms/. Last updated September 15, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-were-worms-en,
  title        = {Were-worms},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/creatures/were-worms/}},
  note         = {Last updated September 15, 2026}
}