Compare gimlis size with orcs and then azog with dwarves you will see difference. After seeing the hobbit, i decided to watch the lord of the rings trilogy. Hes presented accurately enough at first, as the slayer of. Goblins do appear in the book but there is no band of wolfriding orcs constantly chasing bilbo and the dwarfs. The giant gundobad orc had sworn to wipe out the line of durin. Thorin believes azog to have died from his wounds, but, unlike in the book. Azogs movements and facial expressions were all filmed via motion capture using the actor who portrays him. I didnt remember the pale orc, or even orcs in general but ive. While it is strictly canon that an orc named azog fought the. Pretty little orc lord chapter 3 sijglind the hobbit. Bombur, whose primary traits were his fatness and his sympathy for bilbos plights. Moria had been taken by legions of orcs lead by the most vile of all their race. Azog stabs lurtz with his sword and lurtz pulls the sword into his stomach for. Bilbo tackled the orc who was to kill thorin, and stands in front of thorin to.
The elf under the mountain ch 34 the pale orc, a hobbit. After writing my last post on redesigning the hobbit i decided to follow up with some other major differences that i believe need addressing. Thorin realizes azog as the pale orc who beheaded his father in the battle after smaug invaded. Azogs son, bolg, does appear in the hobbit to get revenge, but appears only at the battle of five armies at the. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Was azog, the white orc leader, in the hobbit book. Azog was an orcchieftain of moria, who started the war of the dwarves and orcs when he. Lurtz lotr vs the pale orc azog the defiler the hobbit. 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 appearance of the smaller pale orcs is similar to the liveaction film depiction of gollum, a hobbit who was corrupted by the influence of the one ring in j.
Tolkien had several subspecies of orcs in the lord of the rings, you get to see three separate races of them in the two towers the book when merry and pippin are prisoners, which was the reason behind a lot of the fighting and lack of discipline. Part of thorins richard arbitage backstory is a fight with a really nasty orc who killed his grandfather. He is uninterested in yaznegs excuses, and kills him for his failure. Tolkien wrote the hobbit in a large part as a metaphor for britains loss of innocence after wwi where he served as a young man del toro when he was working on the film and peter jackson both knew this was one of the huge themes of the book and are honoring it as such. But thorin charged forward, disregarding his own safety, his sword raised high in the sky. Azog the defiler is true to canon, but not a figure in the hobbit. The five most irritating ways peter jacksons the hobbit. See more ideas about azog the defiler, the hobbit and creatures. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. Its been a while, though, so there were things i wasnt sure about. As previously mentioned there were many differences in chapter 1, the unexpected party, and chapter 2, roast mutton. Click here peter jackson will be referring to the goblins in book the hobbit as orcs in the film. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer.
Thorin is wounded by the orc and was nearly beheaded. Azog the defiler computer wallpaper for the hobbit an unexpected journey, 227 kb merryweather wilkinson. A wargriding orc charged the king, the monster lunging for thorin with a ferocious bite. The hobbit or there and back again published in 1937, j. Apparently, these are drawn in from obscure places in tolkien, like his silmarillion i wouldnt know, havent read it which means. An unexpected journey gandalf uses the presence of the trolls and the orcs west of the mountains to argue that some great evil has arisen of course, radagasts visit to dol guldur helps reinforce that argument. Pale orc wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft.
An unexpected journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson. Was azog as strong and powerful in the hobbit book as he is in the 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. Elrond, master of rivendell, the last homely house east of the sea. They all end up on one tree and as the fire rages the pale orc arrives and wants to kill thorin. He is the main antagonist of an unexpected journey, the quaternary antagonist of the desolation of smaug and the main antagonist of the battle of the five armies. In the book, azog is mentioned only once as the orc who killed thorins grandfather thror long ago. In tolkiens lore, azog was killed by thorins second cousin dain many years ago, but in a bit of rewriting, that battle instead saw thorin taking on azog, chopping off his left arm and having azog survive the battle. Azog, also known as azog the defiler, is a background antagonist in j. There was a tree hanging off the cliff with dwarves in it and many wargs, some with riders were scattered about the area. Tolkiens first foray into his wondrously immersive world of middle earth, continue reading behold a pale orcthe hobbit. Thorin vs azog first battle the hobbit battle of moria.
In chapter 7 of the hobbit, gandalf speaks of my good cousin radagast who lives near the southern borders of mirkwood, and at the council of elrond in the lord of the rings, he says that radagast at one time dwelt at rhosgobel. 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. The hobbit movies definitely make the series of movies so good. The hobbit calls him an elffriend rather than an elf, one who had both elves and heroes of the north for ancestors. Were also given a new antagonist, a pale orc who rides a pale wolf. That said, it is clear that azog is not your typical orc. Azog is large, covered in scars, and most noticeably, is pale as snow. How to draw hugo weaving, elrond, in the hobbit with faber castell pencils by peter schunk duration. The pale orc and his pack the hobbit an unexpected journey.
Azog was an orc of the third age who commanded the tribes of. In the published book, the hobbit, the goblins are led by azogs son bolg of the north. Jrr tolkien tolkien books fantasy world fantasy art azog the defiler hobbit book fantasy warrior orc warrior charcoal drawings. The hostility that the pale orc holds for thorin is actually the great goblins, but the book leaves the details for a different story. There are some differences between the hobbit book and the new film. 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. He is a whiteskinned orc, known as the pale orc or azog the defiler. When balin tells the story of the battle of azanulbizar, azog is shown in the flashback battling king thror and beheading him. The five most irritating ways peter jacksons the hobbit deviated. Some hobbit fans will be surprised to find two prominent characters in the movie who were not in the book another wizard, named radagast the brown, and a lead villain called azog, the pale orc. Azog is played by manu bennett via motioncapture and cg though he was originally intended to be played by conan stevens in a practical costume and makeup. Yeah, sometimes you have to change stuff from book to film. 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.
The pale orc, azog the defiler the hobbit, azog the. Comparatively speaking, the life of an orc is brutal, cruel, and filled with hate. I didnt reread the book, as i didnt have time in the december rush but ive read it at least twice. Gorum and the pale fishmonger both reference this fact, with the former being the source of the precious bloodthorn loop a reference to the one ring. Laurwyn could see a pale orc on a white warg that had a dwarf in its mouth, the hobbit was cornered by an orc nearby he was trying to defend himself with a small glowing sword. Think of the movies as loosely based on the hobbit. 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. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. It does appear, from credits listed at imdb for the hobbit. Lurtz is a urukhai so hes generally stronger than most orcs and goblins but the pale orc may be an exception. The pale orc said with a menacing, hispy voice, grinning as he realized his hour of victory. Btw thorin is tallest dwarves in hobbit and lotr movies. Earlier book tobigscreen trials of the hobbit, animated and otherwise, kept the medium in its original context.
The orc went to behead thorin but i heard a yell and none other than bilbo threw himself at the orc, knocking him away from thorin. It is the first installment in a threepart film adaptation based on j. Bridge direct year 2012 the hobbit movie series an unexpected journey 2 pack 5 inch tall action figure pale orc bolg with 2 swords and spike mace plus gandalf with wizard hat, sword and staff. An unexpected journey, azog is the orc chieftain of moria, and is called the defiler or the pale orc. Bilbo fights him with his tiny sword until the eagles swoop in and save them all. Why do orcs in the hobbit look different than in the. The pale orc rose to his feet and walked towards the small hobbit, who was crossing his arms in front of his stomach, hugging himself, his head turned to the side, eyes focused on the ground, so he did not have to look at the white eyes roaming over the marks. 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. Azog is described in the appendices as a great orc with a huge. Peter jacksons pale orc january 11, 20 filed under. Some called for ale, and some for porter, and one for coffee, and all of them for cakes. Whereas in the hobbit the trolls are just a random encounter on the road, in the the hobbit. History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story.
In the movie, the battle of azanulbizar appears in a flashback. It is followed by the desolation of smaug 20 and the battle of the five armies 2014, and together they act as a prequel to jacksons the lord of the rings film trilogy. There and back again that bolg will appear in one or both of the next two movies in peters hobbit trilogy. Pain is an everyday occurrence for them, either through infighting or battle with other species. The last point of difference is hardly worth mentioning, but for completeness lets just say that the escape scene from the chamber of the great goblin is spiced up with cinematic flair that you just cant.