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The White Hand of Isengard, otherwise known as the White Hand or the Hand,[1] 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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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".[2] 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.[1] On February 28, Éomer's éored overtook the Uruk-hai of the White Hand close to Fangorn Forest.[2]

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.[4]

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.[5]

In other versions[]

In an earlier draft, three huge Orcs in the Battle of the Hornburg possess shields bearing the White Hand of Isengard.[6] In another early draft, there was no pillar holding a stone carved to represent the White Hand, instead being large, flat stones.[7]

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.

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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[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter III: "The Uruk-hai", pgs. 617, 695,
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter II: "The Riders of Rohan", pgs. 581, 585
  3. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter I: "The Departure of Boromir", pg. 568
  4. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter VIII: "The Road to Isengard", pg. 722
  5. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, chapter XI: "The Palantír", pg. 767
  6. The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Ring: "Part One: The Fall of Saruman": "II. Helm's Deep", pg. 20
  7. The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Ring: "Part One: The Fall of Saruman": "III. The Road to Isengard", pg. 31
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