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Balrogs

fictional creatures from the legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien
Class type of: Maiar, fictional demon Q716204

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
Middle-earth race
Subclass of
Maiar, fictional demon[3][4]
Creator
J. R. R. Tolkien[2]
First appearance
The Fellowship of the Ring[8]
From narrative universe
Tolkien's legendarium[5]
Present in work
The Fellowship of the Ring, The Silmarillion[6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Valarauko en Balrog en Balrogs en Valaraukar cs Durinova zhouba es balrog es valaraukar es valarauko fa بالروگ fi Balrogit fr Valarauka fr Valaraukar he באלרוג he באלרוגים he בלרוג he בלרוגים hu Balrogok ja バルログ ko 발록 nl Balrog (Tolkien)
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs.jpg ↗
Comic Vine ID
4005-62766
Fandom article ID
lotr:Balrogs
Freebase ID
/m/0h4z4
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3015-8284
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Concepts/Balrogs
Tolkien Gateway ID
Balrogs

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🔗 Connections
Present in work 2
The Silmarillion, The Fellowship of the Ring
Creator 1
J. R. R. Tolkien
Examples 1
Gothmog
First appearance 1
The Fellowship of the Ring
From narrative universe 1
Tolkien's legendarium
Instance of 1
Middle-earth race
Named after 1
Balrog Awards
Subclass of 1
Maiar
← FactGrid item ID 1
Krilovka
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Summary

Balrogs is a Middle-earth race[1].

Body

Influence

Things named for Balrogs include Balrog Awards[9], a group of awards[10], in United States[11], founded in 1979[12].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Balrogs include Balrog Awards[9], a group of awards[10], in United States[11], founded in 1979[12].

Related Entities

J. R. R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring The Silmarillion

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Maiar, fictional demon
    Present in work → The Fellowship of the Ring, The Silmarillion
    Giant Bomb Wiki ID → Concepts/Balrogs
    First appearance → The Fellowship of the Ring
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Concepts/Balrogs, Adding missing P14470 and P9675 qualifier based on P5247"
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