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'''Balcmeg''' was a great [[orcs|orc]] slain by [[Tuor]] during the [[fall of Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{ | '''Balcmeg''' was a great [[orcs|orc]] slain by [[Tuor]] during the [[fall of Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{LT2|III}}</ref> | ||
He only appears in Tolkien's early ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]''. | He only appears in Tolkien's early ''[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]''. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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| Balcmeg | |
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| Orc | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Affiliation | Morgoth |
| Death | F.A. 510 Killed by Tuor; Fall of Gondolin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Balcmeg |
Balcmeg was a great orc slain by Tuor during the fall of Gondolin.[1]
He only appears in Tolkien's early The Fall of Gondolin.
Etymology
Balcmeg is a Gnomish name meaning "heart of evil".[2] Its Qenya form was Malkamekte.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 21
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", in Parma Eldalamberon XIII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 105
