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| − | Grishnákh's plans for the two captives, [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], were in conflict with [[Uglúk]]'s orders to deliver them to [[Sauron]] unharmed. Grishnákh wanted to take them to [[Isengard]], Uglúk refused his plan, Grishnákh slipped away while the Orcs and Uruk-hai argued amongst each other. Grishnákh soon returned with other Orcs like himself |
+ | Grishnákh's plans for the two captives, [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], were in conflict with [[Uglúk]]'s orders to deliver them to [[Sauron]] unharmed. Grishnákh wanted to take them to [[Isengard]], Uglúk refused his plan, Grishnákh slipped away while the Orcs and Uruk-hai argued amongst each other. Grishnákh soon returned with other Orcs like himself. |
Grishnákh was somehow aware of the existence of the [[One Ring]] (having been implied to have participated in the torture of [[Gollum]]), and suspected the two Hobbits of possessing it. When the Orcs holding the two Hobbits were attacked by the banished [[Éomer]]'s [[Rohirrim]], Grishnákh used the distraction to search the Hobbits for the Ring. Pippin tried to negotiate with Grishnákh, asking for himself and Merry to be freed in exchange for information about the Ring, but instead Grishnákh tried to carry them away. When it seemed a Rohirrim rider had discovered him, Grishnákh drew his sword to kill the Hobbits lest they be rescued or escape, but before he could act he was shot in the back by a Rohirrim arrow and dropped the sword, at which point he tried to run but was ridden down and run through with a Rohirrim spear.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers (novel)|The Two Towers]],'' Book Three, Chapter III: "[[The Uruk-hai]]"</ref> |
Grishnákh was somehow aware of the existence of the [[One Ring]] (having been implied to have participated in the torture of [[Gollum]]), and suspected the two Hobbits of possessing it. When the Orcs holding the two Hobbits were attacked by the banished [[Éomer]]'s [[Rohirrim]], Grishnákh used the distraction to search the Hobbits for the Ring. Pippin tried to negotiate with Grishnákh, asking for himself and Merry to be freed in exchange for information about the Ring, but instead Grishnákh tried to carry them away. When it seemed a Rohirrim rider had discovered him, Grishnákh drew his sword to kill the Hobbits lest they be rescued or escape, but before he could act he was shot in the back by a Rohirrim arrow and dropped the sword, at which point he tried to run but was ridden down and run through with a Rohirrim spear.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers (novel)|The Two Towers]],'' Book Three, Chapter III: "[[The Uruk-hai]]"</ref> |
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Grishnákh was an Orc captain from Isengard who led a host of Orcs to join the Uruk-hai who were taking Merry and Pippin across the plain of Rohan to Mordor, in The Two Towers.
Grishnákh is described in the book as "a short crook-legged creature, very broad and with long arms that hung almost to the ground" and as having a voice that was soft but evil-sounding.
Biography
Grishnákh's plans for the two captives, Merry and Pippin, were in conflict with Uglúk's orders to deliver them to Sauron unharmed. Grishnákh wanted to take them to Isengard, Uglúk refused his plan, Grishnákh slipped away while the Orcs and Uruk-hai argued amongst each other. Grishnákh soon returned with other Orcs like himself.
Grishnákh was somehow aware of the existence of the One Ring (having been implied to have participated in the torture of Gollum), and suspected the two Hobbits of possessing it. When the Orcs holding the two Hobbits were attacked by the banished Éomer's Rohirrim, Grishnákh used the distraction to search the Hobbits for the Ring. Pippin tried to negotiate with Grishnákh, asking for himself and Merry to be freed in exchange for information about the Ring, but instead Grishnákh tried to carry them away. When it seemed a Rohirrim rider had discovered him, Grishnákh drew his sword to kill the Hobbits lest they be rescued or escape, but before he could act he was shot in the back by a Rohirrim arrow and dropped the sword, at which point he tried to run but was ridden down and run through with a Rohirrim spear.[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings
In Ralph Bakshi's films, the Orcs and Uruks look the same and are all from Moria. Grishnakh is apparently an Orc soldier under Ugluk's command who is punched by the latter after being caught with an Orc draught which he is then forced to give to the hobbits. Indeed, his role seems to have fused with Lugdush, as he appears to have been placed in charge of the hobbit captives. Later when the Rohirrim surround them he blames Uglúk for it. His conversation with Merry and Pippin is similar to the book, except the main battle hadn't started yet. He is killed by a Rohirrim. (The Lord of the Rings (Animated, 1978))
Grishnákh amongst fellow Orcs of Isengard, near Fangorn Forest
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
- "What about their legs, they don’t need those."
- —Grishnákh
In The Two Towers, Grishnákh is played by Stephen Ure and is an Orc captain. He has more screen time in the Extended Edition, which shows Grishnákh and his Orc clan joining Uglúk to escort him and his Uruk-Hai to Mordor. When the Uruk-hai and the Orcs soon begin arguing amongst themselves over lack of food to eat, Grishnákh is vexed by Uglúk's insistence that the captive Hobbits not be killed or maimed. While it unknown if he knew of Uglúk's mission, Grishnákh attempts to kill the captive Hobbits before he is hit by a Rohirrim rider's spear. Though he survives to chase Merry and Pippin into Fangorn Forest, Grishnákh is crushed to death by Treebeard stepping on him.
Lego Grishnakh
Voice Dubbing actors
| Foreign Language | Voice dubbing artist |
|---|---|
| German | Ekkehardt Belle |
Appearances
In the films and video game:
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ጝሪሽናክህ ? |
| Arabic | جريشناخ |
| Armenian | Գրիսհնակհ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Гришнак |
| Bengali | গ্রীষ্ণখ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гришнах |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 葛力斯那克 |
| Czech | Grišnákh |
| German | Grischnákh |
| Georgian | გრიშნახი |
| Greek | Γκρίσνακ |
| Gujarati | ગ્રીષ્ણખ |
| Hebrew | גרישנאק |
| Hindi | गृष्णख |
| Hungarian | Grisnák |
| Japanese | グリシュナフ |
| Kannada | ಗ್ರಿಷ್ಖಾಕ್ |
| Kazakh | Грісһнакһ (Cyrillic) Grishnakh (Latin) |
| Korean | 그리쉬나크 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Грисhнакh |
| Lao | grິຊຫນະກຫ ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Гришнакх |
| Marathi | ग्रिशंख |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гришнакh |
| Nepalese | ग्रिश्नख |
| Persian | گریسهناکه ? |
| Pashto | عریسهناکه ? |
| Polish | Grisznák |
| Punjabi | ਗਰਿਸਨਖ |
| Russian | Гришнак |
| Sanskrit | ङ्रिश्नख् |
| Serbian | Грисхнакх (Cyrillic) Grishnakh (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ග්රිශ්නඛ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Грисҳнакҳ |
| Tamil | க்ரிஷ்ணக்ஹ் |
| Telugu | గ్రిశ్నాక్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Грішнак |
| Urdu | گراشناکہ |
| Uzbek | Гришнах (Cyrillic) Grishnax (Latin) |
| Yiddish | גרישנאַך |
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter III: "The Uruk-hai"