Morgoth
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Morgoth Bauglir (; originally Melkor ) is a character, one of the godlike Valar and the primary antagonist of Tolkien's legendarium, the mythic epic published in parts as The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin. The character is also briefly mentioned in The Lord of the Rings.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Morgoth
- Character.series
- Tolkien
- Character.title
- Lord of the DarkDark Power of the NorthBlack HandGreat Enemy
- Character.race
- Valar
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.weapon
- Grond (a mace)
- Character.lbl24
- Book(s)
- Character.data24
- The Lord of the RingsThe SilmarillionThe Children of HúrinBeren and LúthienThe Fall of Gondolin''Morgoth's Ring''
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- Morgoth by SpentaMainyu.jpg
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- Morgoth (character)
- name in native language
- Morgoth Bauglir
- birth name
- Melkor
- pseudonym
- Bauglir
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16 sectionsContents
- Name
- Fictional history
- ''Ainulindalë'' and ''Valaquenta''
- ''Quenta Silmarillion''
- ''Children of Húrin''
- ''The Lord of the Rings''
- Development
- Analysis
- Satanic figure
- Odinic figure
- Embodiment of possessiveness
- See also
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Morgoth Bauglir (; originally Melkor ) is a character, one of the godlike Valar and the primary antagonist of Tolkien's legendarium, the mythic epic published in parts as The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin. The character is also briefly mentioned in The Lord of the Rings.
Melkor is the most powerful of the Valar but he turns to darkness and is renamed Morgoth, the primary antagonist of Arda. All evil in the world of Middle-earth ultimately stems from him. One of the Maiar of Aulë betrays his kind and becomes Morgoth's principal lieutenant and successor, Sauron.