Balchoth
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The Balchoth are a warlike Easterling people in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, known for serving Sauron and invading Gondor from the eastern lands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Easterling people
ⓘ
fictional ethnic group ⓘ people of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings appendices
ⓘ
Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dol Guldur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of the Field of Celebrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| cultureType | nomadic horse-warriors ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Éorl the Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Éothéod cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cruel
ⓘ
savage ⓘ warlike ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Easterlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMentionedIn | Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Gondorian forces
ⓘ
Éothéod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | human people ⓘ |
| invaded |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Calenardhon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "horrible horde" in Sindarin-derived form ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup | Northmen of Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Invasion of Gondor in the reign of Steward Cirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stewards of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Field of Celebrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Easterling hosts serving Sauron ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | enemies of the West ⓘ |
| raided | Northmen of Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Rhovanion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lands east of the Anduin ⓘ |
| resultOfDefeat |
foundation of Rohan
ⓘ
gift of Calenardhon to the Éothéod ⓘ |
| served | shadow of Dol Guldur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Third Age ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
mounted warfare
ⓘ
sudden raids across the Anduin ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
bows
ⓘ
spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.