Uruk-hai was a Black Speech word that meant "Orc-folk." The name "Uruk-hai" has the element Uruk, a Black Speech word related to "orc" and to the (Valinórean) Quenya word urko (Ñoldorin Quenya: orko) of the same meaning. This was the group that slew Boromir, and was later annihilated by Éomer and his Éored. Saruman appeared to aid his Orcs with his wizardry as well: when Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas followed the party of Uruks who had kidnapped Merry and Pippin, Saruman's will caused weariness of the heart for the pursuers and lent speed to the Orcs. Their great bows were made of yew wood, of the same length and shape as those of men. Instead of the curved scimitar, they used short, broad-bladed swords. Aragorn commented that their gear was not in the manner of other Orcs at all. It was clear this stood for Saruman, because their shields had a small white hand (the symbol of Saruman) centered on a black field. The Uruks of Saruman used an Elf-rune wrought in white metal on the front of their iron helms. Saruman's army of Uruk-hai fought against King Théoden of Rohan and his people at the Battle of the Hornburg. " Half-orcs" were as tall as Men and are never described simply as Orcs, as the Uruk-hai frequently are. There were other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, that appear to have been hybrids. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai were the result of crossbreeding Orcs and Men. In the War of the Ring, the Uruk-hai made up a large part of Saruman's army, together with the Dunlendings, man-enemies of Rohan. The Uruks in the service of Isengard used the symbol of the white Hand of Saruman, featured on their banners, helmets, and faces. Uruk-hai were later bred by the wizard Saruman the White late in the Third Age by his dark arts in the pits of Isengard. The Uruks in the service of Barad-dûr used the symbol of the red Eye of Sauron, which was also painted on their shields. The Uruks first appeared out of Mordor in TA 2475, when they overran Ithilien and destroyed the city of Osgiliath. 3.3 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War.3.1 The Lord of the Rings (1978 animated film).
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