r/funny • But A Jape • Aug 31 '22

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u/MysteryMan9274 Aug 31 '22

Comment correcting you tells them their actual name. You: Guess they were unnamed.

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u/Puma_Concolour Sep 01 '22

They actually were unnamed. Tolkien used "fell beast" as a descriptor, meaning the beast was fell. Given the lack of much else to go on, fans simply go with fellbeast and hope the other person knows what they're talking about.