The Encyclopedia of Arda - Uruks (original) (raw)

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Dates First seen c. III 24751 Race Orcs Pronunciation oo'rooks Meaning uruk is a word from the Black Speech, meaning simply 'Orc' Other names Great Orcs, Uruk-hai Indexes: Alphabetical: U Orcs About this entry: Updated 8 December 2001 Updates planned: 1 The soldier-Orcs of the later Third Age Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A term for the large soldiers more fully referred to as Uruk-hai Notes 1 In Appendix A (iv) of The Lord of the Rings, in the section recounting the history of the Stewards, we find an account of the first appearance of the uruks. 'In the last years of Denethor I the race of uruks, black orcs of great strength, first appeared out of Mordor, and in 2475 they swept across Ithilien and took Osgiliath.' This passage seems to imply that the Uruks actually appeared shortly before Gondor's great defeat of III 2475. See also... Battles of the Fords of Isen, Black Speech, Curtain of Henneth Annûn, East-borders, Eastgate of the Bridge, Gorbag, Great Orcs, Great Siege, Hobgoblins, Horse-boys, Lugdush, Maggot-folk, Master, Mauhúr, Northern Orcs, [See the full list...]Old Gondor, Orc-draughts, Orcs of the White Hand, Ruling Steward, Shagrat, Slugs, Soldier-orcs, Steward of Gondor, Uglúk, Uruk-hai, Window of the Sunset Indexes: Alphabetical: U Orcs About this entry: Updated 8 December 2001 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Find the best personality matches for any role in seconds with Discus' Candidate Match feature.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates First seen c. III 24751 Race Orcs Pronunciation oo'rooks Meaning uruk is a word from the Black Speech, meaning simply 'Orc' Other names Great Orcs, Uruk-hai Indexes: Alphabetical: U Orcs About this entry: Updated 8 December 2001 Updates planned: 1 The soldier-Orcs of the later Third Age

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A term for the large soldiers more fully referred to as Uruk-hai Notes 1 In Appendix A (iv) of The Lord of the Rings, in the section recounting the history of the Stewards, we find an account of the first appearance of the uruks. 'In the last years of Denethor I the race of uruks, black orcs of great strength, first appeared out of Mordor, and in 2475 they swept across Ithilien and took Osgiliath.' This passage seems to imply that the Uruks actually appeared shortly before Gondor's great defeat of III 2475. See also... Battles of the Fords of Isen, Black Speech, Curtain of Henneth Annûn, East-borders, Eastgate of the Bridge, Gorbag, Great Orcs, Great Siege, Hobgoblins, Horse-boys, Lugdush, Maggot-folk, Master, Mauhúr, Northern Orcs, [See the full list...]Old Gondor, Orc-draughts, Orcs of the White Hand, Ruling Steward, Shagrat, Slugs, Soldier-orcs, Steward of Gondor, Uglúk, Uruk-hai, Window of the Sunset Indexes: Alphabetical: U Orcs About this entry: Updated 8 December 2001 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Find the best personality matches for any role in seconds with Discus' Candidate Match feature.