Why is Azog not in The Hobbit book?

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.

Is AZOG mentioned in The Hobbit?

Azog is mentioned briefly in The Hobbit by Gandalf, who says to Thorin, “Your grandfather Thrór was killed, you remember, in the mines of Moria by Azog the Goblin,” to which Thorin responds “Curse his name, yes”.

Who is the pale Orc?

Azog
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Azog is the Orc chieftain of Moria, and is called The Defiler or The Pale Orc. He is additionally said to be a Gundabad Orc.

What kind of Orc is AZOG the defiler?

Pale Orc
He is a white-skinned Orc, known as the Pale Orc or Azog the Defiler. According to Balin, he is from Gundabad.

Why did Peter Jackson expand Azog’s role in The Hobbit?

It does appear, from credits listed at IMDB for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” that Bolg will appear in one or both of the next two movies in Peter’s “Hobbit” trilogy. So I think Peter expanded Azog’s role for several reasons. First, Azog becomes a personal adversary for Thorin.

Who was Azog in The Hobbit?

In the book ( The Hobbit) Azog is little more than just a name. He was anecdotally slain by Thorin’s cousin Dain Ironfoot. The only full account of the event is Tolkien’s description of the Battle of Azanulbizar in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings.

Is Bolg of the north in The Hobbit?

In the published book, The Hobbit, the Goblins are led by Azog’s son Bolg of the North. It does appear, from credits listed at IMDB for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” that Bolg will appear in one or both of the next two movies in Peter’s “Hobbit” trilogy.

How well do you know Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings?

Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movies were very obviously a labor of love. Meticulously developed over a number of years, Peter Jackson carried the acorn of adapting Tolkien’s magnum opus into live-action cinema through many hardships and navigated the challenge of selling such an ambitious project to the business brains of the industry.