Black Foe of the World
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Black Foe of the World is an epithet for Morgoth, the primordial Dark Lord and chief antagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, who sought the domination and ruin of all creation.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | the Black Foe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
domination of Arda
ⓘ
ruin of creation ⓘ war against the Elves and Men ⓘ |
| connotation |
darkness
ⓘ
enmity toward the world ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describesRoleAs |
chief antagonist of Arda
ⓘ
primordial Dark Lord ⓘ |
| epithetOf |
Melkor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgoth Bauglir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Westron (translated epithet) ⓘ |
| medium | high fantasy literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of cosmic enmity
ⓘ
symbol of absolute evil ⓘ |
| opposes |
the Edain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Eldar NERFINISHED ⓘ the Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Dark Lord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enemy of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgoth Bauglir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfEnmity |
all created things in Arda
ⓘ
all the world ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Ages before and during the First Age ⓘ |
| usedBy |
the Edain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Eldar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext | First Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInWork | The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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