Biography in the hobbit, bolg was the son of azog of moria, succeeding him after his death in the battle of azanulbizar the last battle of the war of the dwarves and orcs in ta 2799 by dain ironfoot. During the battle of the five armies, thorin oakenshield attacked them and while driving off the wargs in that area, could not break through the bodyguards, and was fatally wounded in the process. Was azog, the white orc leader, in the hobbit book. Bolg is an orc warrior and the son of azog the defiler. It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. In the published book, the hobbit, the goblins are led by azogs son bolg of the north. The hobbit 20 battle of the five armies part 1 only action 4k directors cut duration.
When the great goblin of the northern misty mountains was killed by gandalf, bolg secretly gathered an army of wargs, bats, and goblins including wolfriders. He appears in the hobbit as a skinchanger, a man who could assume the. Bolg is an orc warrior and a minor antagonist of the hobbit trilogy movies. See the awesome practical orc who was painted over in. The five most irritating ways peter jacksons the hobbit. But bilbo possesses a great deal of untapped inner strength, and when the wizard gandalf persuades bilbo to. We see his master is none other than azog the defiler. In an unexpected journey, bolg is portrayed by conan stevens, who also portrayed gregor clegane, as a nonspeaking cameo. There is one orc mentioned in the hobbit, but he is not called an orc.
These events are related by the narrator, gandalf and thorin during the. He is a major antagonist in the desolation of smaug and the secondary antagonist of the battle of the five armies. Bolg was an gundabad orc that appears in the hobbit book and its film adaptations. He is the son of azog the defiler in an unexpected journey, bolg is portrayed by conan stevens, who also portrayed gregor clegane, as a nonspeaking cameo. Bolg, azogs son, led the orcs in the battle of five armies. In the history of the hobbit, a word from a little known and little. The story as i heard it at the time is that jackson originally intended to conflate bolg and azog, which is anathema to the book but makes a lot of. Hes the handsome orc who taunts and tortures gandalf in dol guldur. At weathertop, the pack of orcs and wargs that had chased thorins company earlier congregate and discuss their hunt. The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter jackson, philippa boyens and fran walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, the hobbit. The bodyguard of bolg served as the defense of the goblin chieftain bolg, son of azog, consisting of giant orcs of moria.
It seems that azog has replaced bolg as the main orc antagonist. The desolation of smaug begins, azog is given a new task and his son bolg takes over the job of tracking down thorin oakenshield and the dwarves company that is en route to the. There and back again that bolg will appear in one or both of the next two movies in peters hobbit. So the character of azog was there because tolkien put him there. Action figures free delivery possible on eligible purchases. As discussed in the book the history of the hobbit, the word bolg is listed as. Bodyguard of bolg the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Then azog laughed, and he lifted up his head to let forth a great yell of triumph. It does appear, from credits listed at imdb for the hobbit. In tolkien books, orc and goblins are interchangeable due to the authors decision that goblins and their lore are romance based in literature and the creatures in books are not so. So who do you guys think will win in a one vs one fight. He appears in the book at the battle of the five armies. Per the book, azog is long dead, and is the father of bolg.
Bolg, in the lore, is azogs son but in the desolation of smaug, bolg is introduced but no mention of this relationship is there. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. Asked in the hobbit and the lord of the rings in the hobbit was the white orc character in the book as well. He is portrayed as a huge, pale orc clad in armor and bones. Bolg in the hobbit, or, there and back again shmoop. In the original book of the hobbit, bolg was the son of azog the defiler, succeeding him after his death in the battle of azanulbizar in ta 2799 by dain who. Why did peter jackson put azog in the hobbit and not just bolg.
The desolation of smaug is the second movie in the hobbit trilogy. He actually died almost 150 years before the book begins. Yazneg, the orc who had previously led the pack, apologizes to his. Start studying the hobbit end of book vocabulary and characters.
The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. For all the giants and wolves and trolls and goblins and dragons, this is a really story about a comfy little hobbit who doesnt really want an adventure. Azog was the father of bolg who led the orcs and wargs in the battle of five armies. Azog is bolg, then yazneg is azog, then azog is azog to the general movie goer, not interested in the comings and goings that occur during the production of a film, or the juicy tidbits and rumours that trail along till the cinematic release, will undoubtedly shrug off any knowledge concerning the complex changes that two characters in the hobbit went through. In peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy, bolg was played by lawrence makoare in the hobbit. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to the return of the king, which expand on the story told in the hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Hes the son of azog the defiler, the pale white orc introduced in an unexpected journey, and hes actually in the book. If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. Ive grown rather fond of the final appearance of bolg in the hobbit trilogy. It doesnt matter because its the movie not the book, its not real cannon. When beorn arrived, he scattered them and crushed bolg, after whose death.
Yazneg, the orc who had previously led the pack, apologizes to his master for the dwarves escape. Except bolg is ok, and tauriel gets knocked out again, so her sacrifice was. Bolg was the son of azog, who succeeded his father as leader of the. In his bear form he slew the goblin leader, bolg and his bodyguards. There and back again that bolg will appear in one or both of the next two movies in peter s hobbit trilogy. Commonsensical and fastidious, bilbo leads a quiet life in his comfortable hole at bag end and, like most hobbits, is content to stay at home. Bolg was slain by beorn in the form of a huge bear. He gets crushed to death by beorn in the heat of battle. In the book the hobbit azog is little more than just a name.
Taurielbiography the hobbit film trilogy wikia fandom. The hobbit is, at its core, a very small and simple story. The battle of the five armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy film directed by peter jackson and written by jackson, fran walsh, philippa boyens, and guillermo del toro. To solve the problem, jacksons smaug was more vicious than his book counterpart, and this alteration worked well enough for film. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons feature film adaptation of j. The events of the hobbit take place between 2941 to 2942 t.
The desolation of smaug and john tui in the hobbit. The top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. She sees kili attacked by orcs and engages bolg herself. For he saw that all his host in the valley was in a rout, and the dwarves went this way and that slaying as. He finds that the eagles have routed the goblins from the mountain and that beorn, too, has come to their aid. Thorins cousin dain killed the orc at the battle of azanulbizar in the year 2799 t. Tolkiens first book about the world of middle earth, the hobbit, gollum plays a small but important role. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. My copy of the hobbit has a footnote stating bolg is the son of azog in the chapter the clouds burst. What actually happened to tauriel at the end of the hobbit.
So go watch all of the hobbit movies if you havent already, and then come back and keep reading. Get an answer for who killed bolg in the hobbit and why. After climbing down the carrock, thorins company encounters the bear form of a charging skin. In the desolation of smaug, he is portrayed by lawrence makoare who also played the witchking of angmar, lurtz and gothmog.
Bolg is the leader of the goblin troops in the battle of five armies. Bilbo regains consciousness and is carried to thorin, who is dying after having been wounded in the battle. However, the movies also crafted bigger roles for the father and son orc team of azog and bolg, the former especially, who is already dead by the time of tolkiens original the hobbit story. Azog is mentioned in passing by gandalf in the first chapter of the hobbit, an unexpected party. Azogs son, bolg, does appear in the hobbit to get revenge, but appears only at. Azog killed thorins grandfather, thror, in moria and was himself killed there by thorins cousin, dain. The white orc bolg from gundabat sun of azog vs legolas sun of thranduil. Bolg is an orc warrior, appearing as the secondary antagonist of the hobbit trilogy. Sets based on this movie are expected late 20, two sets however have been released with the the hobbit. Bolg lotr the hobbit vs the mountain got naruto forums. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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