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|death=14 March {{TA|3019}} | |||
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'''Gorbag''' the captain of the [[Uruks]] of [[Minas Morgul]]. He served the [[Nazgûl]] who dwelt in the [[Dead City]] but he found them disturbing so he moved to [[Cirith Ungol]] with [[Shagrat]]. | '''Gorbag''' the captain of the [[Uruks]] of [[Minas Morgul]]. He served the [[Nazgûl]] who dwelt in the [[Dead City]] but he found them disturbing so he moved to [[Cirith Ungol]] with [[Shagrat]]. | ||
During the [[War of the Ring]] it was Gorbag and Shagrat who came across [[Frodo Baggins]] who was paralysed by [[Shelob]]. They took Frodo back to Cirith Ungol where they would strip him of his posessions. | During the [[War of the Ring]] it was Gorbag and Shagrat who came across [[Frodo Baggins]] who was paralysed by [[Shelob]]. They took Frodo back to Cirith Ungol where they would strip him of his posessions. | ||
It was then that a fight | It was then that a fight broke out over who would get to keep the [[Mithril#The Mithril Coat|Mithril]], during the fight Gorbag was slain by Shagrat. | ||
==Adaptations== | ==Adaptations== | ||
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]:''''' | |||
:Portrayed by [[Peter Tait]], Gorbag is portrayed as a smaller [[orcs|Orc]] while [[Shagrat]] is a [[Uruk-hai|Uruk]]. It also shows [[Samwise Gamgee]] killing Gorbag rather than Shagrat. | |||
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)]]:''''' | |||
:Gorbag appears as a boss at the end of the "Cirith Ungol" level. In the game, Gorbag knocks down Shagrat and then Sam must defeat him by stunning him with pikes. | |||
[[Category: | ==References== | ||
* [[The Two Towers]], "[[The Choices of Master Samwise]]" pg. 345-52 | |||
* [[The Return of the King]]: "[[The Tower of Cirith Ungol]]" pg. 178, 182-83 | |||
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[[Category:Uruk-hai]] | [[Category:Uruk-hai]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Servants of Sauron]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 12 October 2012
Gorbag | |
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Orc | |
Biographical Information | |
Death | 14 March T.A. 3019 |
Physical Description | |
Race | Orc |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Gorbag |
Gorbag the captain of the Uruks of Minas Morgul. He served the Nazgûl who dwelt in the Dead City but he found them disturbing so he moved to Cirith Ungol with Shagrat.
During the War of the Ring it was Gorbag and Shagrat who came across Frodo Baggins who was paralysed by Shelob. They took Frodo back to Cirith Ungol where they would strip him of his posessions.
It was then that a fight broke out over who would get to keep the Mithril, during the fight Gorbag was slain by Shagrat.
Adaptations
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:
- Portrayed by Peter Tait, Gorbag is portrayed as a smaller Orc while Shagrat is a Uruk. It also shows Samwise Gamgee killing Gorbag rather than Shagrat.
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game):
- Gorbag appears as a boss at the end of the "Cirith Ungol" level. In the game, Gorbag knocks down Shagrat and then Sam must defeat him by stunning him with pikes.
References
- The Two Towers, "The Choices of Master Samwise" pg. 345-52
- The Return of the King: "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" pg. 178, 182-83