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Dates
First seen in c.III 2475
Race
Pronunciation
ooroo'k-high
Meaning
Literally, 'Orc-people', a name from the Black Speech
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Uruk-hai

The great soldier-Orcs of the later Third Age

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The great soldier-Orcs that first appeared in the late Third Age; they were larger and stronger than their forebears, and could withstand the light of the Sun.


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