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2020年4月6日 · Uruk-hai is a Black Speech term for "Orc-folk." The word "Uruk" means orc, and the word "kai" means folk. According to Christopher Tolkien, "Uruks" is an adapted form of "Uruk-hai" and he acknowledges that his father has used both styles interchangeably.
How are Uruk-Hai made and how are they different from Orc and …
2003年12月11日 · After all, since all Uruk-hai are Uruks, it is perfectly acceptable to refer to them as either Uruks or Uruk-hai within a story which is concerned ONLY with Uruk-hai. What must be shown, in order to prove that Uruks is interchangeable with Uruk-hai , is one or more occasions where Tolkien makes such reference with with respect to non-Isengarders .
Where did the uruk-hai from saruman come from? : r/tolkienfans
The Uruk-hai were a larger and, in many ways, superior form of orcs. Bred by Sauron, they probably came from corrupted humans and elves who were degraded to an orc-like level, and large orcs, and later Saruman also began to use them.
What’s the difference between goblins, orcs, and Uruk-hai?
2022年11月3日 · Uruk is the black speach word for ork, while Uruk-Hai means 'orc-folk' and is a special breed, more durable than the others (similar to olog-hai, troll-folk, who can endure the sun). There are Uruk-Hai from Mordor and from Isengart.
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2023年8月23日 · "B Urukhai Uruk-hai 'Orc-folk' " and: "The debased form of the B. S. which survived in the Third Age only in the Dark Tower is seen in a few names (as Uruk-hai 'Orc-folk') and the fragment of vituperation uttered by one of Grishnakh's companions, emissaries from Sauron." Uruks is an Anglicization of Uruk-hai (UT, Index):
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Uruk-hai does mean Orc-folk at least that’s what it seems to mean in the same way Olog-hai means Troll folk, and Sauron bred them long before Saruman. -Related, no doubt, was the word uruk of the Black Speech, though this was applied as a rule only to the great soldier-orcs that at this time issued from Mordor and Isengard.
What’s the difference between an Isengard Uruk-Hai, and a
2022年7月25日 · In Unfinished Tales, it has been stated that Uruks is the Anglicization of the word Uruk-hai. Furthermore, Tolkien has used the term Uruks to refer to Saruman's Uruk-hai (in Appendix B and Unfinished Tales), and the term Uruk-hai to refer to Sauron's Uruks (in LotR itself and in letters). If you want, I can look up the exact quotes.
How strong and big are Uruk-Hai and Orcs in the books?
2021年8月17日 · Furthermore, we have Gimli's quote about Uruks and Dunlendings: he jokingly stated that the Dunlendings were too big for him, but the Orcs he could manage. However, it would only make sense - even as a joke - if the Uruk-hai were indeed smaller than the Dunlendings. So I don't think that "man-high" in LotR should be equated to a ranga.
What's the difference between orcs and Uruk-hai : r/lotr - Reddit
2014年10月29日 · Uruk-hai actually means "orc-folk", so, for the most part, Uruk-hai are, well, orcs. The term is used sometimes to distinguish the stronger, larger orcs bred by Sauron and later Saruman from the ordinary, run-of-the mill orcs found in the Misty Mountains.
What is the difference between a Half Orc and a Uruk-Hai/Uruk?
Uruks is an Anglicization of Uruk-hai (UT, Index): "Uruks Anglicized form of Uruk-hai of the Black Speech; a race of Orcs of great size and strength." Late in the Third Age the term Uruk-hai refers to the great soldier-orcs that came from both Mordor and …