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'''Wolf-riders''' were mostly [[Orcs]], who rode [[wolves]]. | '''Wolf-riders''' were mostly [[Orcs]], who rode [[wolves]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 19 November 2014
Wolf-riders were mostly Orcs, who rode wolves.
Orcs used wolves as steeds back in the First Age[1] as wargs well into the Third Age, when wolf-riders came in the Battle of the Five Armies.[2]
During the War of the Ring Saruman employed "Orcs into his service, and Wolf-riders, and evil Men"[note 1] to harass Rohan.[3] Before the Battle of the Hornburg scouts reported that Wolf-riders were roaming the valley about Helm's Deep.[4]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
- A Warg-riding Orc scout is encountered by the Rohan refugees on their way to Helm's Deep. During the skirmish with warg riders, Aragorn falls from a cliff, and is later found by Brego.
Notes
- ↑ This reference seems to suggest that Wolf-riders are not necessarily Orcs, making their identity uncertain. Cf. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Clouds Burst"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Riders of Rohan"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep"