Beswarick also worked on concepts for Beorn and Peter Jackson took a liking to one of his designs and it was repurposed to look like a giant Gundabad Orc. Deisnger and sculptor Jamie Beswarick took note of the section of The Hobbit that mentions the Bodyguard of Bolg amongst the forces of evil and took that into consideration when designing. In the ensuing Battle of the Five Armies, the Dol Guldur Orcs were completely wiped out. Within the confines of the abandoned fortress of Dol Guldur, their numbers multiplied as more were bred in the cess pits.Īfter Gandalf the Grey was captured, the Necromancer's army led by Azog marched towards the Lonely Mountain to claim Erebor for their vile master.
As evil stirred once more, orcs from the caves and pits of Moria gathered around the Necromancer.
