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| name=Orcobal | |||
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| caption="Ecthelion slays Orcobal" by [[Tom Loback]] | |||
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| titles=Champion of the [[Orcs]] | |||
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| location=[[Gondolin]] | |||
| affiliation=[[Morgoth|Melko]] | |||
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| death=Slain by [[Ecthelion]] during the [[Fall of Gondolin]] | |||
| deathlocation=[[Gondolin]] | |||
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'''Orcobal''' was the ''"champion of the [[Orcs]]"'' that was slain by [[Ecthelion]] in [[Gondolin]].<ref>{{LT2|Index}}, entry "Orcobal"</ref> | |||
{{ | == History == | ||
During the [[Fall of Gondolin]], Orcobal was the champion of those Orcs which assailed the [[Gondothlim]] alongside the [[Balrogs]] at the coming of the [[Dragons|Drakes]]. Orcobal was ultimately slain by Ecthelion of the Fountain, who, after killing two goblin captains, ''"cleft the head of Orcobal their chiefest champion to his teeth"'' before the gates of [[Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{LT2|III}}, p. 181</ref> | |||
== Etymology == | |||
''Orcobal'' is clearly [[Gnomish]], but it is not glossed. | |||
== Other versions of the legendarium == | |||
Orcobal never appeared within any of Tolkien's writing after "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]" in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Balcmeg]] | |||
* [[Lug]] | |||
* [[Othrod]] | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]] | |||
[[Category:Gnomish names]] | |||
[[Category:Orcs]] | [[Category:Orcs]] | ||
[[Category:Servants of Melkor]] | [[Category:Servants of Melkor]] | ||
[[de:Orcobal]] | [[de:Orcobal]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/orques/orcobal]] | [[fr:encyclo/personnages/orques/orcobal]] | ||
[[fi:Orcobal]] | [[fi:Orcobal]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:23, 22 September 2022
| Orcobal | |
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| Orc | |
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| "Ecthelion slays Orcobal" by Tom Loback | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Champion of the Orcs |
| Location | Gondolin |
| Affiliation | Melko |
| Death | Slain by Ecthelion during the Fall of Gondolin Gondolin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Orcobal |
Orcobal was the "champion of the Orcs" that was slain by Ecthelion in Gondolin.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
During the Fall of Gondolin, Orcobal was the champion of those Orcs which assailed the Gondothlim alongside the Balrogs at the coming of the Drakes. Orcobal was ultimately slain by Ecthelion of the Fountain, who, after killing two goblin captains, "cleft the head of Orcobal their chiefest champion to his teeth" before the gates of Gondolin.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Orcobal is clearly Gnomish, but it is not glossed.
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
Orcobal never appeared within any of Tolkien's writing after "The Fall of Gondolin" in The Book of Lost Tales.
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Index", entry "Orcobal"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
