The Two Towers

by

J.R.R. Tolkien

The captain of the Isengard orcs who kidnap Merry and Pippin, Uglúk struggles to maintain control over the Mordor orcs and Northern orcs in the company. Aggressive and violent, he forces Merry and Pippin to run alongside the orcs and plans to deliver them directly to Saruman. Éomer kills Uglúk near Fangorn Forest.

Uglúk Quotes in The Two Towers

The The Two Towers quotes below are all either spoken by Uglúk or refer to Uglúk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Decline and Decay  Theme Icon
).
Book 3, Chapter 3 Quotes

‘Now,’ thought Pippin, ‘if only it takes that ugly fellow a little while to get his troops under control, I’ve got a chance.’ A gleam of hope had come to him.

Related Characters: Peregrin “Pippin” Took (speaker), Uglúk, Grishnákh
Related Symbols: The Ring
Page Number: 45
Explanation and Analysis:
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Uglúk Quotes in The Two Towers

The The Two Towers quotes below are all either spoken by Uglúk or refer to Uglúk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Decline and Decay  Theme Icon
).
Book 3, Chapter 3 Quotes

‘Now,’ thought Pippin, ‘if only it takes that ugly fellow a little while to get his troops under control, I’ve got a chance.’ A gleam of hope had come to him.

Related Characters: Peregrin “Pippin” Took (speaker), Uglúk, Grishnákh
Related Symbols: The Ring
Page Number: 45
Explanation and Analysis: