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'''Balcmeg''' was one of the [[orcs]] named in the [[Fall of Gondolin]] as being slain by [[Tuor]].  He was obviously of some importance, for only three orcs out of many that Tuor slew in [[Gondolin]] were named.
'''Balcmeg''' was a great [[Orcs|Orc]] slain by [[Tuor]] during the [[Fall of Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{LT2|III}}, p. 181</ref>


He only appears in Tolkien's early "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]".
== Etymology ==
''Balcmeg'' is a [[Gnomish]] name meaning "heart of evil".<ref>{{PE|15}}, p. 21</ref> Its [[Qenya]] form was ''Malkamekte''.<ref>{{PE|13}}, p. 105</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Othrod]]
* [[Lug]]
* [[Orcobal]]
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Revision as of 19:49, 14 October 2021

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

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
  2. 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
  3. 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