Uglúk

Uglúk was the leader of the Uruk-hai who were sent from Isengard to pursue the Fellowship of the Ring in TA 3019.
== Biography ==
Uglúk and his company ambushed the Fellowship of the Ring at Amon Hen, succeeding in capturing two of the company's four hobbits, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. In the skirmish, Uglúk had some role in the death of Boromir. Under orders from his lord Saruman, Uglúk's company set out towards Isengard.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. I: "The Departure of Boromir" 
Uglúk stood by Saruman's demands when a band of Orcs from Moria, led by Grishnákh of Mordor, tried to apprehend Merry and Pippin to take them to Mordor. Uglúk beheaded one of Grishnákh's followers to prevent Saruman's orders from being disobeyed. The hobbits were taken some way further, but near the borders of Fangorn Forest, an éored of Rohirrim led by Éomer attacked and wiped out the Uruk-hai. Uglúk was slain in single combat by Éomer himself during the fighting.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. III: "The Uruk-hai"
== In adaptations ==
left|thumb|Uglúk as portrayed in 1978
=== The Lord of the Rings (1978 animated film) ===
In The Lord of the Rings (1978), Uglúk is voiced by an unnamed extra. He has the same general appearance as most Orcs in the film, and wields a spiked mace.
He is first seen when Merry and Pippin accidentally stumble into the orc camp at Amon Hen, crashing into his back. While trying to corral them, Merry stabs and injures one of his arms; another Orc tries attacking them with an axe, but Uglúk fatally strikes him with his mace because of orders to take the hobbits alive. 
After Boromir is killed and the hobbits are captured, Uglúk attempts to lead his band to Isengard on foot. He kicks Pippin for tripping and then forces the hobbits to drink something. Like in the book, he has an acrimonious relationship with Mordor Orc Grishnákh, knocking him down at one point to take his drink and give it to the hobbits.
He is not seen again after the Rohirrim attack on his group, but he was presumably killed along with the rest of the Orcs.
=== The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ===
In Peter Jackson's movie adaptation of The Two Towers, Uglúk is played by Nathaniel Lees. In the preceding film, the initial leader of the Uruk-hai was Lurtz, who killed Boromir and was slain by Aragorn at Amon Hen. Uglúk took command of the troop after his death, proving himself disciplined by standing by the instructions given by Saruman from the "master".
On their way to Isengard, the Uruk-hai are intercepted by a group of Mordor Orcs led by Grishnákh, who demands they hand the Hobbits over, spurring an argument. When Mauhúr reports the smell of "man-flesh", Uglúk realizes that they are being pursued by Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, and he and Grishnákh forestall their arguing and begin a relentless sprint toward Isengard. After a day of haste, the Mordor Orcs tire and demand a break, and Uglúk orders that the troop rests by Fangorn Forest. There, tensions between the two groups resume. When Snaga's hunger proves a threat to the captive Merry and Pippin, Uglúk reminds him of their importance (and that they "are not for eating"), but Snaga tries to lay hands on them anyway; Uglúk beheads him in response, then proceeds to cannibalize his corpse with the other Uruks.
Distracted by their feast, the troop is suddenly ambushed by Éomer and the Rohirrim whom Wormtongue had earlier banished, and all Orcs including Uglúk are slain. Any duel with Éomer, however, was excluded from the films.
== Gallery ==
File:John Howe - Ugluk.jpg|Uglúk as depicted by John Howe
File:Ugluk 3.jpg|Uglúk as an action figure
File:Uglúk (guardian).jpg|Uglúk in Guardians of Middle-earth
File:Uglúk - LOTR The Card Game.JPG|Uglúk as seen in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Treason of Saruman Expansion
File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Uglúk.jpg|Uglúk in The Lord of the Rings Online
== Voice dubbing actors ==
Foreign Language 	Voice dubbing artist
Spanish (Latin America) 	Gerardo Vásquez
Spanish (Spain) 	Enrique Serra Frediani
Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD)	Mauro Castro
German 	Gerald Paradies
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኡግሉክ
Arabic 	أوجلوك
Armenian 	Ուգլուկ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Углук
Bengali 	উগলুক
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Углук
Chinese (Hong Kong)	烏骨陸
Georgian 	უგლუკი
Greek 	Ουγκλούκ
Gujarati 	ઉગ્લુક
Hebrew 	אוגלוק
Hindi 	उगलुक
Japanese 	ウグルク
Kannada 	ಉಗ್ಲುಕ್
Konkani 	उग्लुक
Korean 	우글루크
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Углук
Macedonian Cyrillic	Углук
Maithili 	उग्लुक
Malayalam 	ഉഗ്ലുക്ക്
Marathi 	उगलुक
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Углук
Nepalese 	उग्लुक
Pashto 	اوګلوک
Persian 	اوگلوک
Punjabi 	ਉਗਲੁਕ
Russian 	Углук
Sanskrit 	उग्लुक्
Serbian 	Углук (Cyrillic) Ugluk (Latin)
Sindhi 	اوگلوڪ
Sinhalese 	උග්ලුක්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Углук
Tamil 	உக்லக்
Tatar 	Углук
Telugu 	ఉగ్లుక్
Thai 	อูกลัค
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Углук
Urdu 	اوگلوک
Yiddish 	אוגלוק
== References ==
Category:Black Speech names & words
Category:Uruk-hai
Category:Agents of Saruman
Category:Minor characters (The Lord of the Rings)
Category:The Two Towers (film) characters
Category:Deaths in battle
Category:Non-canonical Servants of Sauron
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