The creatures of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings possess a bewildering variety of names and terms, which can cause confusion. Orcs and Uruk-hai, for example, are essentially the same species, ...

In watching Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, it's easy to pick up on more and more with each watch. Over the years, many have wondered about the creation of the Uruk-hai, and while we ...

Author J. R. R. Tolkien wrote a whole lot more about Middle-earth than his famed The Lord of the Rings novels. Middle-earth is a place full of magic and monsters, including many races of humanoid ...

"Created specifically for Peter Jackson's movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", Lurtz was the first of the Uruk-hai, a new breed of Orcs, leader of Saruman's scouts. Seconds after ...

Parker Bennett is a graduate of Emerson College with more than 3 years of writing experience. He's been a fan and scholar of Tolkien's extended works for nearly his whole life, and is excited to be ...

One little orc/uruk baby is in the middle of much discussion among the lovers of Middle-earth in our world. During The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two’s first episode, we got to meet ...

Perhaps you, like me, have become a huge fan of Adar on The Rings of Power and, by extension, feel fondly toward his beloved children, the Uruk—derogatorily known as orcs. If so, then you’ve probably ...

Aren’t the orcs just purely evil beings who could have no love in their hearts? Well, we suppose that’s a fair question to ask. But The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has long been veering away ...