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Saruman!
~ Lurtz stating who he serves.
Find the halflings! Find the halflings!
~ Lurtz's last words to his men.

Lurtz is an Uruk-hai commander serving under Saruman the White and the secondary antagonist of the 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring based upon J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel trilogy The Lord of the Rings.

He was played by Lawrence Makoare, who also played the Witch-king of Angmar, Gothmog, Mr. Kil and Bolg.

Biography[]

The Orcs of Isengard begin work in the fortress upon Saruman's orders for the wizard wishes to amass an army with which to lead Sauron's campaign against the West. Lurtz is the first of these great orc-soldiers to be bred and, upon his birth, he strangles the pitmaster that oversaw his rise, scaring the other goblins and intriguing Saruman. Lurtz is brought to Saruman's throne room in the Tower of Orthanc for an audience with the wizard who reveals to him the true nature of the former's Orc predecessors before claiming that the "fighting Uruk-hai" are a perfected form. Anxious to test the warrior, Saruman asks Lurtz with whom his allegiance lies to which the Uruk-hai replies that it lies with the fallen wizard and the Dark Lord. Pleased, Saruman puts Lurtz in command of the Uruk-hai scouts that are to capture the hobbits and bring them back to Isengard. Although initially outraged by the fact that he has to return with the captives "alive and unspoiled", he quickly forgets about it when the wizard tells him that he is to kill the others.

After being armed and having his face painted with the Eye of Sauron and Hand of Saruman, Lurtz and his lieutenant Uglúk lead the Uruk-hai Scouts that takes them through the Forest of Lorien and to Amon Hen where the commander stages an ambush upon the group. While some of the Uruks engage Aragorn and other members of the fellowship, Lurtz issues orders to find the halflings. The Orcs mistake Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took for Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee and begin following them, so Boromir takes it upon himself to defend the halflings from the vicious warriors of Isengard and manages to strike several Uruk-hai down only to be shot three times by Lurtz's poisoned arrows. Weakened, he falls, which leaves Merry and Pippin unprotected, so the soldiers grab Merry and Pippin and carry them off. Lurtz slowly approaches Boromir to finish him off, but before Lurtz can send the final arrow into Boromir's heart, Aragorn intervenes, tackles Lurtz to the ground, and both engage in a brutal fight.

During the struggle, Lurtz's incredible ferocity and brutality appear to rival Aragorn's skill and resourcefulness as Lurtz throws his shield at Aragorn, pinning him to a tree. However, Aragorn escapes and physically brawls with him, but Lurtz is stronger than him, so Aragorn stabs him through the leg with a knife only for Lurtz to pull it out, lick the blood off it and throw it at him. Aragorn deflects the knife with his sword and charges. The two clash in an intense swordfight, before Aragorn severs Lurtz's right arm and stabs him in the stomach. While pierced by Aragorn's weapon, Lurtz grabs hold of Aragorn's blade and pulls the sword deeper into his stomach while dragging Aragorn closer in a final attempt to kill him. Before Lurtz can attempt to kill the Ranger with his teeth, Aragorn pulls his sword out of the Uruk leader's chest and decapitates him, finally killing him.

Legacy[]

Despite his death, his Uruk-hai managed to escape with Merry and Pippin only for them to be saved by Treebeard and the Ents. Largely because of Lurtz's efforts, the Ents would rise up and overthrow Saruman in what would become the beginning of the end for Sauron. Lurtz's murder of Boromir would later be shown to drive his father, Denethor II of Gondor, completely insane, which eventually led to his own death.

Personality[]

Lurtz was a violent and sadistic creature that was almost animalistic and feral, not speaking much aside from roars and growls and being very sadistic. Despite this, he was a very skilled fighter and completely loyal to Saruman and Sauron.

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Strength: Lurtz could easily grab and throw down Aragorn with his bare hands as well as throw Aragorn into a tree just by shoving his sword.
  • Pain Immunity: According to Saruman, Uruk-hai did not feel pain which was shown when Lurtz was unfazed by being stabbed in the stomach by a dagger.
  • Skilled Fighter: Lurtz was easily a match in combat for the very experienced Aragorn.
  • Expert Archer: Lurtz was able to strike Boromir with three arrows even whilst the human was ducking and dodging Uruk-hai.

Arsenal[]

  • Sword: Lurtz wielded the signature flat and long broadswords of the Uruk-hai as his primary weapon.
  • Shield: Lurtz carried a large grey shield to block enemy attacks.
    • Enemy Trapping: Lurtz could throw his shield so that he could trap an enemy by the throat using the base.
  • Bow: Lurtz used a bow to kill Boromir.
  • Fists: Even without his weapons, Lurtz easily overwhelmed Aragorn with brute force.
  • Dagger: Lurtz tried to kill Aragorn with his own dagger but it was deflected.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Despite being a major antagonist in the film, Lurtz did not appear in the books. In The Fellowship of the Rings novel, the Uruk-hai that ambushed the Fellowship were led by Uglúk whom killed Boromir and left before Aragorn reached him, Uglúk living until The Two Towers where Eomer kills him. However, Peter Jackson wanted a final ultimate enemy to be killed by Aragorn as vengeance for Boromir and a conclusion to the film.
  • During the final moments of the fight, Lurtz was supposed to deliberately miss Aragorn with the knife. However, Lawrence Makoare misjudged the action due to being unable to see well through his heavy makeup and really did throw the knife at Viggo Mortensen, who narrowly deflected it and avoided a potentially fatal injury.

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