| “ | Saruman is a fool, and a dirty treacherous fool. But the Great Eye is upon him. Swine is it!?! | „ |
| ~ Grishnákh. |
Grishnákh is a minor antagonist in the 2002 film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. He is an Orc captain serving under Sauron.
He was portrayed by Stephen Ure, who also portrayed Howard in X.
Biography[]
Book[]
Grishnákh is an Orc captain of Barad-dûr in Mordor, under command of Sauron, and he hated Saruman with a passion. Grishnákh was sent by Sauron to capture Meriadoc and Peregrin and take them to Mordor. But he found that Uglúk, his rival Orc captain, had been sent by Saruman to take the hobbits to Isengard. Grishnákh was enraged at this and he set on trying to kill Uglúk and get the hobbits' possessions for himself, but was forced to leave when Uglúk slew two of Grishnákh's soldiers.
When the Uruk-hai got to the outposts of Fangorn Forest, Grishnákh's forces returned to Uglúk's company, agreeing to help them escape the riders of Rohan, though Grishnákh's began debating whether Uglúk could seriously lead this expedition. Grishnákh also professed faith in Sauron and said that he would sort out the traitor Saruman.
As the riders approached, the Hobbits manipulated Grishnákh by croaking like Gollum, making him think they had the One-Ring, Grishnákh attempted to escape with them out of the camp whilst Uglúk was busy, so he could make off with the Ring (either to return it to Sauron or claim it for himself), but before was speared by a Rider as he broke the camp.
Movie[]
| “ | Go on, call for help. Squeal. No one's gonna save you now. | „ |
| ~ Grishnákh to Pippin before the Rohirrim attack. |
| “ | Let's put a maggot-hole in your belly! | „ |
| ~ Grishnákh's last words in the movie before being stomped on by Treebeard. |
In the movie, Grishnákh is a mere soldier under Uglúk rather than being a commander for Sauron. Grishnákh also has no knowledge of the Ring and merely desires to eat Merry and Pippin rather than taking them to Sauron or gaining the ring.
He survives the Rohan's attack on Uglúk's squad and chases Merry and Pippin into the Fangorn Forest where he meets his demise through Treebeard stepping on him.
Personality[]
Grishnákh was described as having a soft voice for an Orc, but full of more evil than the others.
Grishnákh was also very clever for an Orc; he guessed that the hobbits possessed the One Ring, and when the Isengarders had been told nothing Sauron might have hinted to his captains what he was after. It is also hinted in the book that he may have been one of the orcs, Sauron had torture Gollum for information on the ring.
It is unclear in the book if Grishnákh desired to use the ring's power for himself or sought to bring it to Sauron and be rewarded for his efforts.
In the movie, Grishnákh is much less intelligent and is obsessed with eating hobbits, especially savoring the taste of their legs.
