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'''Snaga''' was a contemptuous term for the lesser [[Orcs]] of [[Mordor]] and [[Isengard]], used especially among the larger and stronger [[Uruk-hai]]. It comes from a word in the [[Black Speech]] meaning 'slave'. | '''Snaga''' was a contemptuous term for the lesser [[Orcs]] of [[Mordor]] and [[Isengard]], used especially among the larger and stronger [[Uruk-hai]]. It comes from a word in the [[Black Speech]] meaning 'slave' or 'servant'.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 79</ref> | ||
Two orcs named (or called) "Snaga" appear in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': | Two orcs named (or called) "Snaga" appear in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': | ||
* [[Snaga (Orc of Isengard)]] | * [[Snaga (Orc of Isengard)]] | ||
* [[Snaga (Orc of Mordor)]] | * [[Snaga (Orc of Mordor)]] | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''1997: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':''' | |||
:The "Snaga-hai" appear as a faction of Orcs, portrayed on a card by artist Steve Otis. | |||
[[ | '''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':''' | ||
:An Isengard Orc credited as Snaga was played by [[Jed Brophy]] and voiced (uncredited) by [[Andy Serkis]]. | |||
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[[Category:Orcs]] | |||
[[Category:Black Speech words]] | [[Category:Black Speech words]] | ||
[[Category:Servants of Saruman]] | [[Category:Servants of Saruman]] | ||
[[Category:Servants of Sauron]] | [[Category:Servants of Sauron]] |
Revision as of 13:53, 26 April 2014
Snaga was a contemptuous term for the lesser Orcs of Mordor and Isengard, used especially among the larger and stronger Uruk-hai. It comes from a word in the Black Speech meaning 'slave' or 'servant'.[1]
Two orcs named (or called) "Snaga" appear in The Lord of the Rings:
Portrayal in adaptations
1997: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- The "Snaga-hai" appear as a faction of Orcs, portrayed on a card by artist Steve Otis.
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
- An Isengard Orc credited as Snaga was played by Jed Brophy and voiced (uncredited) by Andy Serkis.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 79