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'''Orcobal''' was the chief champion of the [[orcs]] present at the [[fall of Gondolin]]. He was slain by [[Ecthelion of the Fountain]], who "cleft the head of Orcobal [...] to his teeth" before the gates of [[Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{HM|LT2}}, "The Fall of Gondolin".</ref> | '''Orcobal''' was the chief champion of the [[orcs]] present at the [[fall of Gondolin]]. He was slain by [[Ecthelion|Ecthelion of the Fountain]], who "cleft the head of Orcobal [...] to his teeth" before the gates of [[Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{HM|LT2}}, "The Fall of Gondolin".</ref> | ||
He only appears in Tolkien's early ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]''. | He only appears in Tolkien's early ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]''. | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 3 March 2012
Template:Noncanon Orcobal was the chief champion of the orcs present at the fall of Gondolin. He was slain by Ecthelion of the Fountain, who "cleft the head of Orcobal [...] to his teeth" before the gates of Gondolin.[1]
He only appears in Tolkien's early The Fall of Gondolin.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "The Fall of Gondolin".
