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'''Gorgol the Butcher''' was an [[orc]] captain during the [[First Age]] found in the [[Lay of Leithian]]. He is noted as being the leader of the band who slew [[Barahir]] and his men at [[massacre at Tarn Aeluin|Tarn Aeluin]] and as such claimed the [[Ring of Barahir]] which he was ordered to retrieve to prove the feat. Gorgol's orcs were later attacked by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], Barahir's son, and slain, Beren reclaiming his father's ring.  
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'''Gorgol the Butcher''' was an [[Orcs|orc]] captain during the [[First Age]].<ref>{{LB|4}}</ref> He is noted as being the leader of the band who slew [[Barahir]] and his men at [[massacre at Tarn Aeluin|Tarn Aeluin]] and as such claimed the [[Ring of Barahir]] which he was ordered to retrieve to prove the feat. Gorgol's orcs were later attacked by [[Beren]], Barahir's son, and slain, Beren reclaiming his father's ring.  


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Gorgol
Orc
Biographical Information
TitlesCaptain
AffiliationMorgoth
DeathF.A. 460
Tarn Aeluin; killed by Beren
Notable forleading the band who massacred Barahir and his company
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Gorgol

Gorgol the Butcher was an orc captain during the First Age.[1] He is noted as being the leader of the band who slew Barahir and his men at Tarn Aeluin and as such claimed the Ring of Barahir which he was ordered to retrieve to prove the feat. Gorgol's orcs were later attacked by Beren, Barahir's son, and slain, Beren reclaiming his father's ring.

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