Yrch
The Sindarin name for the race known to Men as Orcs. ‘Yrch’is the plural form; the singular is ‘orch’. VN:F [1.9.11_
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Uruks
A term for the large soldiers more fully referred to as Uruk-hai VN:F [1.9.11_1134]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
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Uruk-hai
The great soldier-Orcs that first appeared in the late Third Age; they were larger and stronger than their forebears, and could withstand...
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Uglúk
An uruk in the service of Saruman, the leader of the orc-band that captured Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took at Parth Galen. VN:F [1.9.11_11
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Ufthak
An Orc in the service of the Tower of Cirith Ungol, under the command of Shagrat. He disappeared for several days, but was eventually...
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Snaga
A contemptuous term for the lesser Orcs of Mordor and Isengard, used especially among the larger and stronger Uruk-hai. It comes from a...
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Shagrat
The Uruk commanding the Tower of Cirith Ungol in the Ephel Dúath, who captured Frodo Baggins during the War of the Ring. VN:F [1.9.11_1134]
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Radbug
An Orc of the Tower of Cirith Ungol in the service of Shagrat. After the battle in the Tower between Shagrat’s garrison and the...
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Orcs
Little is known for certain of the beginnings of the Orcs, the footsoldiers of the Enemy. It is said that they were in origin corrupted...
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Hobgoblins
” Orc is not an English word. It occurs in one or two places but is usually translated goblin (or hobgoblin for the larger kinds)...
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Half-orcs
Creatures bred from Orcs and Men by the Wizard Saruman in his stronghold at Isengard. Like Sauron’s Uruk-hai, they could withstand...
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Grishnákh
An orc of Mordor, and possibly one of the Uruk-hai. He was part of the raiding party that captured Merry and Pippin at Parth Galen, and was...
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Great Orcs
“Great Orcs… that kind is stronger and more fell than all others.” Éomer, from The Two Towers III 2, The Riders of...
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Great Goblin
The chief of the goblins who dwelt in Goblin-town beneath the High Pass in the Misty Mountains; he was never named by Tolkien, and was...
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