Character

Gorbag

Captain of the Uruks of Minas Morgul who quarrelled with Shagrat over Frodo’s belongings.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.

Overview

The Gorbag–Shagrat scene is one of Tolkien’s most revealing depictions of Orc society: loyal only by fear, ready to betray for plunder.

The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

Captain of the Tower of Cirith Ungol, left holding Frodo after Shelob’s attack.

A Maia and former lieutenant of Morgoth, forger of the One Ring and the central antagonist of The Lord of the Rings.