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Dates: First seen in c.III 2475
Race: Orcs
Pronunciation: ooroo'k-high
Meaning: Literally, 'Orc-people', a name from the Black Speech
Other Names: Great Orcs, Uruks

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. Saruman was not completely pleased with Sauron’s Orc soldiers, so he bred new Orc creatures called Uruk Hai Uruk Hai are as tall as the tallest men, black-skinned and black-blooded. They are larger, stronger and fiercer in battle than men as their only objective is to kill Uruk-hai do not weaken in sunlight.
When in battle, the Uruk-Hai sometimes wear black armor and carried straight swords and poisoned arrows, and spears. They are also marked on their faces or bodies by the White Hand of Saruman.

Dates: First seen in c. II 2250; went 'into the shadows' II 3441; reappeared in Middle-earth c. III 1300; finally destroyed in III 3019
Race: Men
Divisions: Various, including some Númenóreans Other Names: Nazgûl, Úlairi
Titles: Black Riders, The Nine, Nine Riders, Nine Servants, Winged Shadows

The Nazgûl, the slaves of Sauron's Nine Rings; originally Men who were corrupted by the Rings of Power. The terrifying Ringwraiths were once powerful kings and sorcerers among Men until they were tempted by the power of the Ring and damned to serve Sauron. Ringwraiths wear black hooded cloaks and travel on horseback.
The nine Ringwraiths, also known as Nazgul or Black Riders, are ordered by their master, Sauron to find the ring and bring it back to him. The Leader of the Ringwraiths is known as the Witch-King.