On his journey, the hobbit comes across various dangers in the form of orcs, Azog and Bolg. The movie also focusses on the wizard finding the return of an evil force. The movie received more ...

In both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien writes of the orc Bolg and his father, Azog. Tolkien notes in The Hobbit, “Bolg of the North is coming, O Dain! whose father you slew in ...

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most famous and popular movie franchises ever. It didn't begin as a film franchise, as it ...

Óengus Bolg, son of Lugaid, son of Mac Nia, son of Mac Con, son (or descendant) of Lugaid Loígde, son of Dáire Doimthech, [1] [2] was a king of the Corcu Loígde, and an ancestor of the Eóganachta ...

Viewers also saw wargs used by Azog and his Orc troops towards the climax of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, nearly sending Gandalf and the rest of the company tumbling over a cliff as they ...

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Additionally, a footnote in the The Lord of the Rings books notes, “Azog was the father of Bolg.” While he doesn’t come right out and say it, Tolkien implies that Bolg seeks revenge against ...