Uruk-hai is a Black Speech term meaning "Orc-folk"[1] (sing. Uruk, "Orc")[2]. It may refer to:
Middle-earth
- Uruk-hai/Uruks, sensu lato, the term for the race of Orcs in general,[2][3] analogous to an English word Humanity.
- Uruk-hai/Uruks, sensu stricto, the term for the special breed of Orcs of great size and strength from Mordor and Isengard.[2]
Books
- The Uruk-hai, the third chapter of The Two Towers.
Adaptations
- The Uruk-hai (scene), the third scene of the 2002 film, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
- The Uruk-Hai, the fifth track of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
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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), entry B Urukhai, p. 136
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of Other Races", p. 1131
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Land of Shadow", p. 925