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[[Image:Lurtz head.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Lurtz in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.]]
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'''Lurtz''' is a character created specifically for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Lawrence Makoare]]. In video games, he is voiced by [[Isaac C. Singleton Jr.]]
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'''Lurtz''' is a character created specifically for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. He was played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Lawrence Makoare]]. In video games, he is voiced by [[Isaac C. Singleton Jr.]]


==Role==
==Role==
Lurtz was the first of [[Saruman]]'s [[Uruk-hai]] to be bred, and led them into battle against the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] at [[Amon Hen]].  Lurtz also appeared to be the largest Uruk-hai. In the book, [[Boromir]] is slain by an unnamed orc or orcs; he is described as having been "pierced by many arrows". In the movie he is killed by Lurtz, who shoots him three times. [[Aragorn]] then intervenes, and after a brief fight stabs Lurtz and then removes his head.  
Lurtz was the first of [[Saruman]]'s [[Uruk-hai]] to be bred, and led them into battle against the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] at [[Amon Hen]].  Lurtz also appeared to be the largest Uruk-hai, and his strength is highlighted when he strangles an Orc immediately after being spawned. In the book, [[Boromir]] is slain by an unnamed orc or orcs; he is described as having been "pierced by many arrows". In the movie he is killed by Lurtz, who shoots him three times. [[Aragorn]] then intervenes, and after a brief fight stabs Lurtz and then removes his head.  


The character of Lurtz is one of the playable heroes of the Isengard Faction in ''[[EA's The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology]]''.
The character of Lurtz is one of the playable heroes of the Isengard Faction in ''[[EA's The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology]]''.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name "Lurtz" may have been derived by [[Peter Jackson|Jackson]] and his co-writers from the style of Tolkien's [[Orkish]] language, specifically the name [[Lugbúrz]].
The name "Lurtz" may have been derived by [[Peter Jackson|Jackson]] and his co-writers from the style of Tolkien's [[Orkish]] language, specifically the name [[Barad-dûr|Lugbúrz]].


Lurtz's name is never spoken aloud in the film, and is only known from the franchise and credits.  Despite some initial fears that he was an entirely new character, he really wasn't much different from other 'generic Orc leaders' already present in the book.
Lurtz's name is never spoken aloud in the film, and is only known from the franchise and credits.


[[Category: Noncanon Orcs]]
[[Category:Orcs from adaptations]]

Revision as of 00:20, 19 June 2018

"Lurtz" is a concept which has only appeared in an adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Lurtz
Orc
The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Lurtz the orc.jpg
"Lurtz" from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Biographical Information
AffiliationSaruman
Birth Isengard
Death26 February T.A. 3019
Amon Hen
Notable forKilling Boromir
Physical Description
GenderMale
HeightTall
Hair colorBlack
WeaponrySword, Bow
GalleryImages of Lurtz

Lurtz is a character created specifically for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He was played by New Zealand actor Lawrence Makoare. In video games, he is voiced by Isaac C. Singleton Jr.

Role

Lurtz was the first of Saruman's Uruk-hai to be bred, and led them into battle against the Fellowship of the Ring at Amon Hen. Lurtz also appeared to be the largest Uruk-hai, and his strength is highlighted when he strangles an Orc immediately after being spawned. In the book, Boromir is slain by an unnamed orc or orcs; he is described as having been "pierced by many arrows". In the movie he is killed by Lurtz, who shoots him three times. Aragorn then intervenes, and after a brief fight stabs Lurtz and then removes his head.

The character of Lurtz is one of the playable heroes of the Isengard Faction in EA's The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology.

Etymology

The name "Lurtz" may have been derived by Jackson and his co-writers from the style of Tolkien's Orkish language, specifically the name Lugbúrz.

Lurtz's name is never spoken aloud in the film, and is only known from the franchise and credits.