Shagrat is an orc who retrieved Frodo from Shelob’s lair. His stubborn obedience to the order not to harm Frodo causes conflict with Gorbag, the leader of a challenging orc faction, and their tussle leads to the members of the two factions slaughtering each other. When Sam confronts Shagrat on his way to rescue Frodo, Shagrat escapes, taking Frodo’s mithril-mail shirt to Sauron.