White Hand of Isengard

The White Hand of Isengard, otherwise known as the White Hand or the Hand,The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter III: "The Uruk-hai", pgs. 617, 695, was the primary symbol adopted by Saruman, the primary White Wizard, after he became an agent of the Dark Lord. It was used prominently as an emblem by his army of Isengard.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter II: "The Riders of Rohan", pgs. 581, 585
==History==
During the War of the Ring, the White Hand was featured prominently on banners, and used as an intimidating symbol on the helms and faces of the Uruk-hai of Isengard.
In the skirmish at Amon Hen on February 26 of TA 3019, four of the Uruk-hai killed by Boromir possessed black shields bearing the White Hand and iron helms bearing an S-rune. Later, when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli ("The Three Hunters") discovered these shields and helms, Gimli initially suspected that the S-rune stood for Sauron. After Legolas quickly countered that Elf-runes were not used by the Enemy, Aragorn guessed that the emblem belonged to Saruman instead.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter I: "The Departure of Boromir", pg. 568 While then pursuing Saruman's scouts to save Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, Aragorn referred to them as the Orcs "of the White Hand of Isengard". During this chase, Uglúk threatened the Moria-orcs in the name of the White Hand of Isengard. Later, the Uruk-hai scouts were met by reinforcements under the command of Mauhúr. These reinforcements bore the White Hand of Isengard. On February 28, Éomer's éored overtook the Uruk-hai of the White Hand close to Fangorn Forest.
On March 5, while on route to the Gate of Isengard, Gandalf, the Three Hunters, Théoden, and the Rohirrim passed a tall black pillar with a great stone which was carved to be a representation of the White Hand.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter VIII: "The Road to Isengard", pg. 722
Upon leaving Isengard, though the company finds the pillar intact, the White Hand stone was broken in many pieces, with one finger ending up on the road with "its red nail darkening to black". Gandalf remarked that the Ents did miss a single detail.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter XI: "The Palantír", pg. 767
==In other versions==
In an earlier draft, three huge Orcs in the Battle of the Hornburg possess shields bearing the White Hand of Isengard.The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Ring: "Part One: The Fall of Saruman": "II. Helm's Deep", pg. 20 In another early draft, there was no pillar holding a stone carved to represent the White Hand, instead being large, flat stones.The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Ring: "Part One: The Fall of Saruman": "III. The Road to Isengard", pg. 31
==In adaptations==
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the mark is created by Saruman's Orcs dipping their hands in white paint-like substance, and, in one instance, applying the war paint on each other's helm. The White Hand of Saruman is well known to their enemies, proven by Éomer's quick recognition of it as of the First Battle of the Fords of Isen.
==Gallery==
File:Uruk-hai - John Howe.jpg|Uruk-hai displaying the White Hand, as represented by John Howe
File:Orcs of Isengard - John Howe.jpg|Orc of Isengard bearing the White Hand, as depicted by John Howe
File:White Hand Banner.webp|Uruk-hai banner with the White Hand, as depicted in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
File:WhitehandOfS.jpg|White Hand poster for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
File:Uruk Captain Helm.webp|Uruk-hai captain helm with White Hand war paint, from Wētā Workshop
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Wit Hand van Isengard
Albanian 	Dora e Bardhë e Isengardit
Arabic 	اليد البيضاء لإيزنجارد
Assamese 	আইচেংগাৰ্ডৰ বগা হাত
Asturian 	Mano Blanca de Isengard
Azerbaijani 	Isengard'ın Ağ Əli
Basque 	Isengard-en Esku Zuria
Belarusian Cyrillic	Белая Рука Ізенгарда
Bengali 	ইসেনগার্ডের সাদা হাত
Breton 	Dorn Gwenn Isengard
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Бялата Ръка на Исенгард
Catalan 	Mà Blanca d'Ísengard
Croatian 	Bijela Ruka Isengarda
Czech 	Bílá Ruka Železný Pasu
Danish 	Isengards Hvide Hånd
Dari 	دست های سفید ایزنگارد
Esperanto 	Blanka Mano de Isengard
Estonian 	Raudlinni Valge Käsi
Faroese 	Isengards Hvít Hond
Filipino 	Puting Kamay ni Isengard
Finnish 	Rautapihain Valkoinen Käsi
French 	Main Blanche d'Isengard
Frisian 	Wite Hân fan Isengard (Western)
Friulian 	Man Blancje di Isengard
Galician 	Man Branca de Isengard
Georgian 	ისენგარდის თეთრი ხელი
German 	Weiße Hand von Isengart
Greek 	Λευκό χέρι του Άιζενγκαρντ
Gujarati 	ઇસેનગાર્ડનો સફેદ હાથ
Hawaiian 	Lima Keʻokeʻo o Isengard
Hebrew 	היד הלבנה של איסנגארד
Hindi 	आइसेंगार्ड का सफेद हाथ
Hungarian 	Vasudvard Fehér Keze
Icelandic 	Hvít Hönd Isengard
Indonesian 	Tangan putih Isengard
Irish Gaelic 	Lámh Bán Isengard
Italian 	Mano Bianca di Isengard
Japanese 	アイゼンガルドの白い手
Javanese 	Tangan Putih saka Isengard
Kannada 	ಇಸೆಂಗಾರ್ಡ್ನ ಬಿಳಿ ಕೈ
Kazakh 	Исенгардтың Ақ Қолы (Cyrillic) Ïsengardtıñ Aq Qolı (Latin)
Korean 	이센가드의 흰 손
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Исенгарддын Ак Колу
Latin 	Alba Manus Isengardi
Latvian 	Baltā Izengarda Roka
Lithuanian 	Balta Izengardo Ranka
Luxembourgish 	Wäiss Hand vun Isengard
Macedonian Cyrillic	Белата Рака на Исенгард
Malagasy 	Tanana fotsy Isengard
Malayalam 	ഇസെൻഗാർഡിൻ്റെ വെളുത്ത കൈ
Malaysian 	Tangan Putih Isengard
Maltese 	Id Abjad ta 'Isengard
Manx 	Laue geal jeh Isengard
Marathi 	ईसेङ्गर्दचा पांढरा हात
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Исенгардын Цагаан Гар
Nepalese 	ईसेङर्दको सेतो हात
Norwegian 	Hvit Hånd av Jarnagard
Occitan 	Man Blanca d'Isengard
Pashto 	د آيسنګارډ سپين لاس
Persian 	دست سفید ایزنگارد
Polish 	Biała Ręka Isengardu
Portuguese 	Mão Branca de Isengard
Punjabi 	ਈਸੇਨ੍ਗਰ੍ਦ ਦਾ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਹੱਥ
Romanian 	Mâna Albă a lui Isengard
Russian 	Белая Рука Изенгарда
Sardinian 	Manu Bianca de Isengard
Serbian 	Бела Рука Исенгарда (Cyrillic) Bela Ruka Isengarda (Latin)
Sicilian 	Manu Biancu di Isengard
Sindhi 	آئسنگارڊ جو اڇو هٿ
Sinhalese 	ඉසෙන්ගාඩ්ගේ සුදු අත
Slovak 	Biela Ruka Isengardu
Slovenian 	Bela Roka Isengarda
Somali 	Gacanta Cad Isengard
Spanish 	Mano Blanca de Isengard
Sundanese 	Leungeun Bodas Isengard
Swahili 	Mkono Mweupe wa Isengard
Swedish 	Isengårds Vita Hand
Tajik Cyrillic 	Дасти сафеди Исенгард
Tamil 	இசெங்கார்டின் வெள்ளைக் கை
Tatar 	Исенгардның ак кулы
Telugu 	ఇసెంగార్డ్ యొక్క తెల్లటి చేయి
Thai 	มือขาวของไอเซนการ์ด
Turkish 	Isengard'ın Beyaz Eli
Turkmen 	Isengardyň Ak Eli
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Біла Рука Ізенгарда
Urdu 	اسانگآرد کا سفید ہاتھ
Uzbek 	Исенгарднинг Оқ Қўли (Cyrillic) Isengardning Oq Qo'li (Latin)
Venetian 	Man Bianca de Isengard
Welsh 	Llaw Wen Isengard
Yiddish 	ווייַס האַנט פון יסענגאַרד
Yoruba 	Ọwọ Funfun ti Isengard
==References==
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