Ogres

The first mention of Ogres was during the Riddle Game between Bilbo Baggins and Gollum. When Gollum started a riddle to Bilbo in the lines of "what ruins kingdoms and beats tall mountains down", Bilbo thought of the giants and ogres he was aware of. However, the actual answer to the riddle was time, the most destructive. [1] Ogres must have been mythical monsters of the Hobbit folklore rather than a clan. There was no mention of them in the journal of the Elder days or being a part of an army. Maybe it could have been just another monogram for the Trolls. [2] In the earlier versions of Middle Earth, legendarium Ogres were part of the Úvanimor. The Uvanimor consisted of monsters, giants, ogres, and Wicked dwarves who were created by Melkor. Only the power of Tulkas iron-clad fists and his arms frightened these monsters.

Tuvo, along with the Orcs, protected the Elves and men from all evil spirits and demons. Hurin, in association with Beren, fought against ogres, Orcs, and evil warriors. One of the notable ogres was the Cannibal-ogres, called Sarqindi. Voronwë, on his expedition to the fire mountains located in the dark regions of the south, encountered Sarqindi along with Tree-men and Pygmies. Voronwe sailed with Earendil on the Vingilot. The ogress Fuithluin had a son named Gothmog with Melkor. The Sindarin meaning of Gothmog was Strife-and-hatred. Gothmog was the Captain of the Balrogs and an essential member of Melkor. He was slain by Ecthelion while capturing Gondolin.​

There is a brief appearance of Ogres in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. They were described as Half Trolls because of their height, between the hugest orcs and the smallest trolls. Being a part of the Azog’s Army, they took the role of shock troops or Troll commanders. There were several instances where Ogres appeared in Dale. In the portrayals, Bard the Bowman slew two of these Ogres. One of the dead Ogres had two arms of different lengths. His left arm was smaller, while his right was in proportion to his height and had a club in its clutches. In the extended version of the trilogy, the Ogres successfully destroyed the war chariots of the Dwarvish. They even killed some of them with their maces on Azog's commands. A few Ogres tried to demolish Dwalin, Balin, Fili, and Kili's chariot on their way to Ravenhill in the battle. However, all these Ogres were beheaded by the barbed wheels of the chariot.​