Azog was an Orc "king" [2] of the Third Age who commanded the tribes of Moria until his death in TA 2799. He was responsible for the death of the Dwarven King Thrór. [2] " If beggars will not wait at the door, but sneak in to try thieving, that is what we do to them.

Mar 20, 2025 · Azog was an Orc -chieftain of Moria, who started the War of the Dwarves and Orcs when he slew Thrór. [1] . He was himself slain by Dáin II Ironfoot in the Battle of Azanulbizar, and was succeeded by his son Bolg. [2] [3]

Azog, also known as the Defiler or the Pale Orc, was one of Sauron 's greatest servants (i.e. the Dark Lord 's champion) and the self-proclaimed Orc - king of Moria. Of the Gundabad breed, Azog was the greatest Orc and, as a commander of legions, the one to hold the highest position within Sauron's hordes.

Nov 22, 2022 · Having killed Thrór, Azog united the Orc tribes of Moria and proclaimed himself king. When news of Thrór's death made it back to the Lonely Mountain, Thráin II (Thrór's son) was enraged. He mustered an army from across the seven Dwarf clans, and three years later, he was ready to enact his revenge.

Azog the Defiler is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside the Necromancer) in both J.R.R. Tolkien 's 1937 classic fantasy novel The Hobbit and its 1989 graphic novel adaption.

Azog was a powerful Orc who claimed rulership over the abandoned dwarvish mines of Moria, during the late Third Age. He became the leader of the Goblins of Moria and initiated the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in TA 2790, by beheading King …

Jun 5, 2020 · Azog was a strong military leader who ruled the empire of Moria in the Lonely Mountain between TA 2790 to TA 2799. During his rule, he faced strong opposition from King Thror and King Thrain. But Azog was a brave and strategist warrior and was able to crush both of his enemies to death.

Azog was the one who killed King Thror, Thorin’s grandfather when the latter took the decision to visit Moria in order to reconstruct it and resume possession over it because this territory had been an immemorial kingdom of Dwarves.

Azog (also known as Azog the Defiler or The Pale Orc) is a posthumous antagonist of the novel The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, and is also the central antagonist of Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptations.

Azog, also known as the Defiler, is one of the main antagonists of The Hobbit trilogy and the main antagonist in The Battle of the Five Armies. Azog first appeared in TA 2799 where he battled both...