Boldog is the name of an Orc Captain and other fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth during the First Age. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Years of the Sun are the last of the three great time-periods of Arda, together with the Years of the Lamps and the Years of the Trees. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. ... Sindarin is an artificial language (or conlang) developed by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Angband (Sindarin for Hells of Iron, although the literal meaning is iron prison) is the name of the fortress of Melkor, constructed before the First Age, located in the Iron Mountains in the enemys realm Dor Daedeloth north... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. ... Elu Thingol, a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien, was the King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar, More accurately Thingol is the Sindarin form of an epithet of Elu. ... Orkish redirects here. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens The Silmarillion, there were many battles between the Elves of Beleriand and the forces Morgoth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the First Battle of Beleriand was the first battle of the Wars of Beleriand, fought by the Sindar against Morgoth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Dagor-nuin-Giliath (Battle-under-Stars) was the second battle of the Wars of Beleriand, but the first fought by the Ñoldor. ... In J. R. R. Tolkienss fictional Middle-earth, the Dagor Aglareb was the third battle of the Wars of Beleriand, known as the Glorious Battle. ... The Siege of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth fictional universe, was the leaguer of the Ñoldor around the fortress of Morgoth in the early centuries of the First Age, which began following the Dagor Aglareb. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Dagor Bragollach was the fourth battle of the Wars of Beleriand, known as the Battle of Sudden Flame. ... Combatants Angband Sons of Fëanor, Himring, Amon Ereb, Hithlum, Falas, Edain, Gondolin, Belegost, Nargothrond Commanders Morgoth, Gothmog, Glaurung, Ulfang† Maedhros, Fingon†, Gwindor, Turgon, Azaghâl†, Bór†, Húrin, Huor† In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Nirnaeth Arnoediad or (Battle of) Unnumbered Tears... Combatants Host of the Valar, Edain Servants of Morgoth Commanders Eönwë, Eärendil Morgoth, Ancalagon the Black† Casualties Unknown Most balrogs, uncounted legions of Orcs In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was a South African-born, English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many other works. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ...

Boldog is also a village in Slovakia, see Boldog, Slovakia.

As told in the Lays of Beleriand, Boldog, a formidable Orc Captain, by direct command of Morgoth, leads a Host of Orcs on a great razzia to ravage the realm of Doriath and capture Luthien, the daughter of its King Thingol and Queen Melian, the Maia. Boldog drives his Host south over the highlands of Dorthonion and the through ensorcelled forest of Taur-nu-Fuin following the Orcs' Road of Haste into the the Pass of Anach which cuts down the mountains of Ered Gorgoroth and across the valley of Nan Dungortheb to where its fell shadows meet the mists of the magic, protective Girdle of Melian (Doriathrin: List Melian) just west of the river Mindeb. To counter this deadly threat posed by Boldog's invasion in force, Thingol musters his full might with his two great Captains, Beleg and Mablung, and himself leads the army of Sindarin Elves beyond the North March of Doriath. Thingol and Boldog meet in single combat in the midst of the battle. Thingol wielded his Dwarf-forged sword, Aranruth, Boldog fought with an Iron Spear of some note that was later used by Mablung in the Hunt of the Wolf (1.). Thingol slays Boldog, the Orc Host is utterly defeated and the remnants destroyed by being driven into Taur-nu-Fuin. The Battle of the North March is the culminating battle of a series of attacks in Morgoth's campaign against Doriath following his victories in the Battle of Sudden Flame (the 4th Great Battle of Beleriand -Dagor Bragollach) that broke the Siege of Angband. Other battles and events around Doriath include Beleg's victory in Brethil over an Orc Legion and the defeat of the Orc Army in East Beleriand as well as Luthien's triumph over Sauron at Tol Sirion and the taking of the Silmaril from Morgoth's Crown in Angband by Beren and Luthien. 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Maia can mean several things: Maia (mythology), in Greek mythology, is the eldest of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Dorthonion (Land of Pines), later Taur-nu-Fuin, was a highland region of the First Age, lying immediately to the north of Beleriand, and south of the plains of Ard-galen (later Anfauglith) that bordered Morgoths stronghold of Thangorodrim. ... Taur Nu Fuin is a medieval/dark ambient music project, similar to Mortiis/Wongraven. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Ered Gorgoroth or Mountains of Terror were a mountain chain in the north of Beleriand. ... Nan Dungortheb (Valley of Dreadful Death) is a fictional place in Middle-earth. ... Melian is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Mindeb was a river of Beleriand, a northern tributary to Sirion. ... Beleg is one of two fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Mablung is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Sindarin is an artificial language (or conlang) developed by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... For alternate meanings, see Lightning (disambiguation). ... This is a list of noted weapons from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Dagor Bragollach was the fourth battle of the Wars of Beleriand, known as the Battle of Sudden Flame. ... The Siege of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth fictional universe, was the leaguer of the Ñoldor around the fortress of Morgoth in the early centuries of the First Age, which began following the Dagor Aglareb. ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens The Silmarillion, the Forest of Brethil was a cluster of woods bordering Dorthonion, which was probably originally part of Doriath. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. 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Details of Boldog's Raid are scattered through numerous texts and versions of texts (2.) but not included in the Silmarillion as published by Christopher Tolkien, however, no aspect of it is in serious contradiction with the general story and its presence in such primary Middle-earth sources, as the Lay of Leithian is intended to be, argues for its inclusion as canon. Boldog's independent command of a Host of Orcs with its formidable objectives indicates that he is several cuts above most other Orc Captains and Champions and it is thought elsewhere in the sources that he is some lesser order of the Maiar serving Morgoth. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay. ... The Maiar are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe, Middle-earth. ...

An orc known as Boldog was killed during a raid on Doriath and Tolkien noted that the name appeared over a long period of time during the First Age. He considered that this might be due to use of the name as a title by several Orc chieftains or that Boldog might describe a type of creature, lesser Maiar, servants of Morgoth, who had taken an Orcish hröa (body/shape). In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ... Orcs in Moria, from the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. ... The Maiar are a race from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy legendarium. ... Morgoth Bauglir (originally known as Melkor) is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, fëa and hröa are words for soul (or spirit) and body. The plural form of fëa is fëar (pronounced []) and the plural form of hröa is hröar (pronounced []). The Children of Ilúvatar (Elves and Men) are...

The theory of Boldogs as Orc-shaped Maiar entered the legendarium at a relatively late stage, and was not taken up in the published Silmarillion. A legendarium is a book or series of books consisting of a collection of legends. ... The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who would later become a noted fantasy fiction writer. ...

Some of these things may have been delusions and phantoms but some were no doubt shapes taken by the servants of Melkor, mocking and degrading the very forms of the children. For Melkor had in his service great numbers of Maiar, who had the power, as their Master, of taking visible and tangible shape in Arda. ('Morgoth's Ring', "Myths transformed", text X') Morgoth Bauglir (Morgoth means The Dark Enemy, Bauglir is The Constrainer), originally named Melkor (He Who Arises in Might), is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Arda is the name given to the Earth in a period of fictional prehistory, wherein the places mentioned in The Lord of the Rings and related material once existed. ...

Boldog (…) is a name that occurs many times in the tales of the War. But it is possible that Boldog was not a personal name, and either a title, or else the name of a kind of creature: the Orc-formed Maiar, only less formidable than the Balrogs (Author's footnote to the text X) This article deals with J.R.R. Tolkiens Balrogs. ...

Melkor had corrupted many spirits — some great as Sauron, or less as Balrogs. The least could have been primitive Orcs. (Author's note to text) Sauron (IPA: , Quenya: Abhorred) is the eponymous title character and main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

(1.) History of Middle-earth, Vol. II, p.38, "a spear - a mighty weapon captured in battle with the distant Orcs"

(2.) History of Middle-earth, Vol. II, p. 36 " war about all their northern and eastern borders" Vol. III, pp. 229 "Boldog the captain...", 235, 274, 288 "never one returned of Boldog's host", 293, 310-13, 16, 117; Vol. IV, pp. 113 "Boldog captain...", 179, 222 "Orc Road of Haste ", 300 "Orc-raids encompass Doriath"; Vol. V, pp. 134, 375, SILMARILLION, pp. 156, 157. See also: the First Silmarillion Map, HoMe, Vol. IV and the Map p.331, HoMe, Vol.XI.