Question: is azog in the hobbit novel?
Answer: Film: Azog and his Warg-riding orcs finally track down Thorin as he and the rest of the Company have escaped Goblin Town. ... Book: Azog does not appear in the Hobbit, having been killed by Dáin II Ironfoot many years earlier in the story. The Company is instead trapped by a group of Wargs who live in the area.