Bolg is an orc warrior and the son of azog the defiler. Was azog as strong and powerful in the hobbit book as he is in the movies. He is the father of bolg and the archenemy of thorin oakenshield. Dec 18, 2012 i agree with your analysis entirely, except that i believe the use of azog instead of bolg, is a mistake. In the movies azog kills more major characters thror, fili, and thorin than any other villain in the middleearth franchise. Azog tolkien smaug tolkien alternate universe modern setting. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Good for train fans, but take note that vernacular is often used, i. Azog, also known as azog the defiler, is a background antagonist in j. One could imagine living in a small town where the hub of activity is the railroad depot. Considering that i make often little parodies of what i love, here a little comical sketch between azog and bolg for who has not read the books, actually bolg its azogs son. My driver for a doctor appointment found on my porch and gave to me before we left for appointment.
This started bolgs hatred towards the dwarves and after the great goblin was killed during an encounter with thorin and company in t. Azog wanting to end the line of durin, smaug terrorizing erebor, even the elves refusing to help themall of it ties into rauns dark and mysterious past, and shes looking to make things right. His throat was so sore and dry, even as he attempted to get more saliva in his mouth. Thorin believes azog to have died from his wounds, but, unlike in the book. Like azog, radagast is canon, but plays no part in the hobbit. Azog is made far more interesting than he ever was in the books or, should i say, the appendices. The average lifespan of an orc is unknown, but it is conceivable that he was one of those sent to moria by sauron in about t.
He is extremely sadistic, showing no qualms about massacring the men of the laketown and even relishing kilis death. Takara was exiled by his people and has wandered mid. Azogs movements and facial expressions were all filmed via motion capture using the actor who portrays him. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start.
Ive really appreciated and im liking much the character of azog the defiler, and i was very happy to see also bolg on screen. Jackson could have easily done the same using bolg the entire time, rather than resurrecting azog. And what are the things he had done to earn his feared name. Azog the regicidal defiler the hobbit explored youtube. Lurtz lotr vs the pale orc azog the defiler the hobbit. Was azog, the white orc leader, in the hobbit book. Azogs movements and facial expressions were all filmed via motion capture using the. In the following years, azog was the common enemy of all dwarves. He dueled thror, resulting in the dwarfs head being knocked off. In the books gimli, legolas and thorin had far better demonstrations of warrior skill and power in the individual books where they appeared then aragorn did, especially if you start looking into. Lyras are cat people and they are a very peaceful race that live in a village near the mountains. The the show lost lead actor andy whitfield to cancer, bennetts pivotal role, transitioning.
As a devoted tolkien fan and reader i have no personal objections to the change. He actually died almost 150 years before the book begins. Why didnt gandalf simply destroy azog during their. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. Azog is depicted in the hobbit film trilogy as the wrathful, psychopathic, ironfisted, malevolent, bloodthirsty, insidious, cynical, bitter, malicious, arrogant and merciless. Azog is the main antagonist of an unexpected journey and the battle of the five armies. So, she joins in the dwarves to reclaim erebor, capturing the hearts of many on her way. If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. I did not get hold of it, i was given it, said the wizard. In the books tolkien seems to imply that azog was an uruk. Why did peter jackson put azog in the hobbit and not just. Per the book, azog is long dead, and is the father of bolg. Thorin oakenshield was once the heir of a great las vegas fortune until a mysterious house fire left him, his sister and her nephews, destitute and homeless. Then nain stood before the gate and cried with a great voice.
Others have said it but ill say it again cuz the movies tick me off. After being ambushed by azog and his hunting party, the company of dwarves takes refuge in the trees. As with many of the orcs in the hobbit movies, the orc azog was switched from being an actor wearing prosthetics to completely cgi midway through filming. In the year ta third age 2790, the erstwhile king under the mountain, thror, wandered into moria, hoping to reclaim it as a new throne. The top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Azog from the hobbit these were the king of hobbit movie, its very dangerous azog, also known as azog the defiler, is a powerful orc chieftain who appears as one of the main antagonists of the hobbit trilogy, along with smaug and his ally, sauron, being the main antagonist in the hobbit. This is really two questions, but ill try to answer them both. Azog was an orcchieftain of moria, who started the war of the dwarves and orcs when he slew thror. His pursuit of thorin and company leads to the films actionheavy climax. Yeah, sometimes you have to change stuff from book to film. Why dont i remember reading about azog losing his arm.
While it is strictly canon that an orc named azog fought the dwarves at khazaddum and that he killed thorins grandpa, this pale mothercker does not feature in the hobbit. At the end of the fight, so long as they have been hit. He was himself slain by dain ii ironfoot in the battle of azanulbizar, and was succeeded by his son bolg. Tolkeins 1937 classic fantasy novel the hobbit and one of the two main antagonists along with smaug of sir peter jacksons adapted liveaction film trilogy, being the main antagonist of both an unexpected journey and the battle of the five armies, and a supporting antagonist in the desolation of smaug. Thorin vs azog epic final battle scene the hobbit youtube. Azog wants his revenge and so he appears as a dominent and recurring adversary later in the film.
As far as size goes, i believe orcs are shorter than men in the books, based on the fact a great orc chieftain in moria was described as almost man high. So the character of azog was there because tolkien put him there. Azog in the hobbit movie is one of the main antagonist, while lurtz was a fairly important minor character. Azog is large, covered in scars, and most noticeably, is pale as snow. He was never called the defiler, and was never described as being any different from another orc, except for having a huge head. The pale orc has haunted the memories and stories of the dwarves for many long years. Jackson decided to keep the character alive, with one arm missing instead, and. The giant gundabad orc had sworn to wipe out the line of durin. Best lord of the rings characters top 10 hobbit characters chandlerclan top ten differences between the lord of the rings books and films ironsabbathpriest top ten weapons in middle earth lore top ten funniest lord of the rings characters blubbydubber1 hottest male lord of the rings characters top 10. He became the leader of the goblins of moria and initiated the war of the dwarves and orcs in ta 2790 by beheading king thror, who had come to revisit the ruins of the ancient dwarven kingdom of moria. If azog fights with his stone flail, are enemy models knocked prone as soon as they are hit or at the end of the fight. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. In tolkien books, orc and goblins are interchangeable due to the authors decision that goblins and their lore are romance based in literature and. Its not my place to speak for peter jackson as i have no direct knowledge behind his decisions but it makes sense to me that he would do this.
The five most irritating ways peter jacksons the hobbit. Jul 06, 2018 bolg was the son of azog, who succeeded his father as leader of the northern orcs after azog was killed by dain ironfoot at the battle of azanulbizar in third age 2799. Thorin believes azog to have died from his wounds, but, unlike in the book, he actually survived the battle and serves as thorins nemesis. In the book it is hinted that gandalf goes to dolguldur to investigate the necromancer, but is seen in more detail in the desolation of smaug and the battle of the five armies. Azog was a chief of the orcs living in the abandoned dwarvish kingdom khazaddum. Azog the defilerquotes the hobbit film trilogy wikia. Experience your favorite heroes and villains as well as legendary scenes from one of the most famous fantasy worlds every createdmiddleearthin a vivid and creative way with this first authorized coloring book based on the academy awardwinning epic motion picture trilogy the hobbit directed by peter jackson. Tolkeins 1937 classic fantasy novel the hobbit and one of the two main antagonists along with smaug of sir peter jacksons adapted liveaction film trilogy, being the main antagonist of both an unexpected journey and. In his hobbit trilogy, peter jackson greatly changed the story line concerning azog, having him survive the battle of azanulbizar, losing his arm to thorin instead of his head to dain, and thus living to become one of the four main antagonists in the series the other three are sauron, smaug, and bolg.
When azog had them cornered with wargs and many other orcs, and gandalf was clearly outnumbered. Azog is a formidable obstacle in the film, but in the book hes mentioned only briefly. Lyras used to be enslaved by azog the defiler but managed to escape after azog was supposedly killed by thorin oakenshield. Azog the defiler the hobbit film trilogy wikia fandom.
He also appeared in the video game, lego the hobbit. Azog was the leader of the orcs in the north, while lurtz seems to be the leader of. Mar 08, 20 after being ambushed by azog and his hunting party, the company of dwarves takes refuge in the trees. Sep 25, 2018 jackson wanted to include the back story of thror and the battle of azanulbizar, which tolkien referenced in the hobbit and fleshed out a bit more in the lotr appendices. Azog s son, bolg, does appear in the hobbit to get revenge, but appears only at the battle of five armies at the storys. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. Thrain faces him but is defeated, losing his ring and his finger to the defilers. Who did he show allegiance to and what were his motives. The only full account of the event is tolkiens description of the battle of azanulbizar in appendix a to the lord of the rings. Hobbit art o hobbit azog the defiler the misty mountains cold post apocalypse jrr tolkien character design references cool cartoons fantasy world. In an unexpected journey, he was portrayed by conan stevens, who also played gregor clegane as a nonspeaking cameo. Gods of the arena 2011 spoke a universal language that slowly but surely captured a massive audience. Bolg and his father azog consulting with each other in dol guldur. King of the orcs of moria, azog is described in appendix a of lord of the rings as a great orc with a huge ironclad head, and yet agile and.
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. Your grandfather thror was killed, you remember, in the mines of moria by azog the goblin. When gandalf meets him at dolguldur, and he sees that azog has been building an army of thousands of orcs. Azog the defiler is an orc chieftain from the book and movies, the hobbit. As for thorin vs azog although i loved their rivalry in the movies it was fabricated to have a constant villain chasing the party other than the eventual meeting of smau, i actually thought that worked very well. 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 became dain ironfoot. The armies of the hobbit is an expansion for the middleearth strategy battle game that enables you to recreate your favourite scenes from the hobbit motion picture trilogy with your collection. Click here peter jackson will be referring to the goblins in book the hobbit as orcs in the film.
He is uninterested in yaznegs excuses, and kills him for his failure. Jackson wanted to include the back story of thror and the battle of azanulbizar, which tolkien referenced in the hobbit and fleshed out a bit more in the lotr appendices. Thorin, seeing an opportunity in all the chaos, charges azog, but. It does appear, from credits listed at imdb for the hobbit. In the published book, the hobbit, the goblins are led by azogs son bolg of the north. Azog was killed by dain during the goblindwarf war much earlier in the third age.
Azog the defiler, also known as the pale orc or white orc, was the orc king of moria and one of the greatest servants of sauron, leading the moria orcs. Azogs fight value and then it will be reduced to 6, so you are better off saving your might for other things. Tolkien tolkien books fantasy world fantasy art azog the defiler hobbit book fantasy warrior orc warrior charcoal drawings. He is also the secondary antagonist in the desolation of smaug. However, in the books, the overarching antagonist of the middleearth legendarium, morgoth, kills and is responsible for the deaths of more characters finwe, fingolfin. An unexpected journey movie, azog features in many places whereas i do not recollect him being mentioned in the book apart from the fact that he was the one who killed thror, thorins grandfather. He has resettled in the old refuge in mount gundabad after the kingdom of angmar was abandoned, and apparently ruled goblins of the misty mountains from their capital at mount. The character of azog does exist in the lore of the lord of the rings universe as created by jrr tolkien in the early 20 th century. Thorin, seeing an opportunity in all the chaos, charges azog, but is defeated and knocked to. About the thorinazog conflict in the hobbit movies. Azog does not appear in the hobbit, having been killed by dain ii ironfoot many years earlier in the story. During the battle of azanulbizar, he led the orcs into battle against the dwarves of erebor. An unexpected journey and the battle of the five armies, and a supporting antagonist in the desolation of. Rubies costume mens hobbit 2 desolation of smaug adult overhead azog mask.
In the books, in azanulbizar which is that battle shown in the first movie, azog is killed by dain. Azog the defilerquotes the hobbit film trilogy wikia fandom. Aug, 2017 this video explains the history of azog, before the hobbit. Armies of the hobbit enhanced edition on apple books. In the book the hobbit azog is little more than just a name. Contents this ebook includes all the information you need to take contro. However, according to tolkiens portrayal of the character, he was beheaded by dain long before the events of the hobbit took place. Azog, also known as azog the defiler was a powerful orc chieftain who appeared as one of the three main antagonists of the hobbit, along with smaug and sauron. While it is strictly canon that an orc named azog fought the. In the published book, the hobbit, the goblins are led by azog s son bolg of the north. As the wargs tear yazneg apart, azog angrily demands the rest of the orcs send word out he is placing a bounty on the dwarf kings head.
The hobbit was a popular book that originated three whole movies. Azog, also known as azog the defiler, was a powerful orc chieftain who appears as one of the three main antagonists of the hobbit trilogy, along with smaug and his master sauron. The five most irritating ways peter jacksons the hobbit deviated. See more ideas about azog the defiler, the hobbit and tolkien. The lord of the rings books list of deaths wiki fandom. Azog biography relationship quotes bts images moria had been taken by legions of orcs, led by the most vile of all their race, azog the defiler. He is the main antagonist of an unexpected journey, the quaternary antagonist of the desolation of smaug and the main. However, peter jacksons films still left out some details from the source material.
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