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Gender Masculine
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Meaning & History
Means "black enemy" in Sindarin. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Morgoth Bauglir (Bauglir meaning "tyrant, oppressor" in Sindarin) was a title or aspect of Melkor, the ultimate villain of Middle-earth (whose true Valarin name was not recorded), given by Fëanor of the Noldor. Morgoth (or, the Morgoth) is Melkor as an individual being.