Lurtz is a major antagonist in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He was created as the first Uruk-hai underneath Isengard by orcs under Saruman’s command for the purpose of a superior orc army. Saruman sent Lurtz as the commander of the Uruk-hai army to kill everyone in the fellowship except for the hobbit Frodo Baggins. During their battle with the fellowship, the Uruk-hai capture the hobbits Pippin and Merry while Lurtz stayed behind and fatally injured Boromir with arrows but was decapitated by Aragorn before he could finish off Boromir.
Trivia[]
- Lurtz does not exist in J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore. He was an original character invented for the film.
- Lurtz was never mentioned by name in the movie.