Orcobal
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Orcobal | |
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Orc | |
Biographical Information | |
Affiliation | Melko |
Death | Killed by Ecthelion during the Fall of Gondolin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Orcobal |
Orcobal was the chief champion of the Goblins 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".
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181