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'''The Uruk-hai''' is the third chapter of the third book in [[The Two Towers]].
{{chapter
| image=Inger Edelfeldt - Pippin and Merry Captured by Orcs.jpg
| title=The Uruk-hai
| book=The Two Towers
| number=3
| event=[[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin]] escape the [[Uruk-hai]].
| date=[[27 February|27]]-[[29 February]] {{TA|3019|n}}
| location=[[Rohan]]
| perspective=[[Peregrin Took|Peregrin]]
| previous=The Riders of Rohan
| next=Treebeard (chapter)
}}


===Summary===
'''The Uruk-hai''' is the third chapter of the third book in ''[[The Two Towers]]''.
[[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]], in the custody of the [[Orcs]], lie captive awaiting their fates. By listening to the conversation, Pippin learns that there are two groups of Orcs. In the course of taking the captives, the two groups have fought one another. Pippin gets hold of a knife and cuts his bonds, tying a loose knot around his wrists.


The prisoners are picked up and after another short journey, the Orc's messenger tells them that a single horseman was seen nearby. This time Merry and Pippin are made to walk instead of being carried. Pippin manages to break free, but is caught. Fortunately before he is caught, he manages to lose his cloak pin, a broach. He loses consciousness and only regains it when the Orcs stop.
==Summary==
[[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]], in the custody of the [[Orcs]], lay captive awaiting their fates. By listening to the conversation, Pippin learned that there were two groups of Orcs. In the course of taking the captives, the two groups had fought one another. Pippin got hold of a knife and cut his bonds, tying a loose knot around his wrists.


[[Eomer]] and his men attack the Orcs and Merry and Pippin manage to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]].
The prisoners were picked up and after another short journey, the Orc's messenger told them that a single horseman had been seen nearby. This time Merry and Pippin were made to walk instead of being carried. Pippin managed to break free, but was caught. Fortunately before he was caught, he managed to lose his cloak pin, a broach from [[Lothlórien|Lórien]]. He lost consciousness and only regained it when the Orcs stopped.
 
[[Éomer]] and his men attacked the Orcs and Merry and Pippin managed to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]].
 
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Inger Edelfeldt - Pippin and Merry Captured by Orcs.jpg
The Uruk-hai
Chapter of The Two Towers
Number3
Synopsis
EventMerry and Peregrin escape the Uruk-hai.
Date27-29 February 3019
LocationRohan
PerspectivePeregrin
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The Uruk-hai is the third chapter of the third book in The Two Towers.

Summary

Pippin and Merry, in the custody of the Orcs, lay captive awaiting their fates. By listening to the conversation, Pippin learned that there were two groups of Orcs. In the course of taking the captives, the two groups had fought one another. Pippin got hold of a knife and cut his bonds, tying a loose knot around his wrists.

The prisoners were picked up and after another short journey, the Orc's messenger told them that a single horseman had been seen nearby. This time Merry and Pippin were made to walk instead of being carried. Pippin managed to break free, but was caught. Fortunately before he was caught, he managed to lose his cloak pin, a broach from Lórien. He lost consciousness and only regained it when the Orcs stopped.

Éomer and his men attacked the Orcs and Merry and Pippin managed to escape into Fangorn Forest.