Azog was a powerful orc who claimed rulership over the abandoned dwarven Mines of Moria. He was the
Azog was a powerful orc who claimed rulership over the abandoned dwarven Mines of Moria. He was the leader of the goblins of moria and initiated the war of Dwarves and Orcs by capturing and beheading the dwarven king Thror when he had come to visit the Mines of Moria. His goblins had found Thror in the forges of Moria where they then brought him to Azog on the accusation of stealing. Afte Azog tortured him for two days and after beheading him, carved “Azog” in runes on Thrors brow and cast his body over the stairs and called out to Nar, the dwarf outside the gate, demanding that he deliver to Thror’s people the message that beggars who dared entered Moria would meet the same fate. When refusing to give the head of Thror to Nar, his goblins threw a small pouch of coins to Nar out of scorn and hacked apart Thror’s body and flinging the pieces for the ravens. After news of this was received by Thrain the heir of Thror, he became filled with rage and mustered an army of Dwarves to exact revenge on Azog. After nine years of battles fought, the Battle of Azanulbizar was fought outside the gates of moria where Azog was slain and beheaded by Dain and his head impaled on a stake with the pouch of coins thrown to Nar stuffed in his mouth. -- source link
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