Naugladur was the Lord of Nogrod; the king of the Wicked dwarves of Nogrod in The Book of Lost Tales.
Biography
Naugladur hired Orc mercenaries to aid in the assault on Artanor (Doriath). His dwarves were more prone to evil to gain their own ends, and exclusively impelled by greed; that Doriath was laid waste by mercenary Orcs under Dwarvish paymasters. Dwarves in the original conception were altogether more ignoble than they afterwards became, more prone to evil to gain their ends, and more exclusively impelled by greed; that Doriath should be laid waste by mercenary Orcs under Dwarvish paymasters.[1]
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 2: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, IV: "The Nauglafring"
