Balcmeg

Balcmeg was an Orc of Angband slain by Tuor in Gondolin during the First Age.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Index", entry "Balcmeg"
== Biography ==
Balcmeg was considered to be "a great fighter among the Orclim" of Angband.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Balcmeg"
In the Fall of Gondolin in FA 510, Balcmeg was among the Orcs that assailed the Gondothlim alongside the Balrogs at the coming of the Drakes. Balcmeg was ultimately slain by Tuor, who hewed him "asunder" with his axe, Dramborleg, in the process. The slaying of Balcmeg was part of the famous onslaught which is said to have been the greatest killing of Orcs ever conducted by the Eldar.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
== Etymology ==
Balcmeg is a Gnomish name meaning "heart of evil",Parma Eldalamberon 15, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", p. 21 being comprised of the element Balc ("evil, cruel"). The Qenya cognate was Malkamekte.Parma Eldalamberon 13, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", p. 105
== In other versions ==
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the story of the fall of the city in 1917 and never fully revised it, and Balcmeg does not appear in the published version of The Silmarillion, although he was obviously of some importance, for only three Orcs out of many that Tuor slew in Gondolin were named.
== See also ==
* Othrod
* Lûg
* Orcobal
== Translations ==
Foreign Language	Translated name
Gujarati 	બાલ્કમેગ
Russian 	Балькмэг
== References ==
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Category:Gnomish names & words
Category:Orcs
Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales
Category:Servants of Morgoth
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