Rc – Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings – ### – Appendix F – On Translation
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Orcs and Trolls
spoke as they would,
without love of words or things;
and their language was actually
more degraded and filthy
than I have shown it. […]
Rc – Tolkien – LotR – Uglúk – To leg it double quick
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The scouts have come back at last,’ said an Orc close at hand.
‘Well, what did you discover?’ growled the voice of Uglúk.
‘Only a single horseman, and he made off westwards. All’s clear now.’ […]
Rc – Tolkien – Lotr – Orcs – Where there’s a whip there’s a will
They did not have to wait long.
The orcs were going at a great pace.
Those in the foremost files bore torches.
On they came,
red flames in the dark,
swiftly growing.
Now Sam too bowed his head,
hoping that it would hide his face
when the torches reached them;
and he set their shields
before their knees
to hide their feet. […]
Rc – Tolkien – LotR – Orcs – Being driven unwilling
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The leading orcs came loping along,
panting, holding their heads down.
They were a gang
of the smaller breeds
being driven unwilling […]
Rc – Tolkien – LotR – This nice friendliness
For a while the hobbits sat in silence. At length Sam stirred. ‘Well I call that neat as neat,’ he said. ‘If this nice friendliness would spread about in Mordor, half our trouble would be over.’
‘Quietly, Sam,’ Frodo whispered. ‘There may be others about. We have evidently had a very narrow escape, and the hunt […]