So, let's begin:
Isengard.
"Here lie many are not folk of Mordor. Some are from the North, from the Misty Mountains...others strange to me. Their gear is not after the manner of Orcs at all!"
-Aragorn, Page 405, The Departure of Boromir, Book III, The Two Towers.
"There were four goblin-soldiers of greater stature, swart, slant-eyed, with thick legs and large hands. They were armed with short broad-bladed swords, not with the curved scimitars usual with Orcs; and they had bows of yew, in length and shape like the bows of Men. Upon their shields they bore a strange device: a small white hand in the centre of a black field; on the front of their iron helms was set an S-rune, wrought of some white metal."
-Pages 405-6, The Departure of Boromir, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Pursuers from Moria may have escaped the vigilance of Lorien, or they may have avoided that land and come to Isengard by other paths. Orcs travel fast. But Saruman has many ways of learning news. Do you remember the birds?"
-Aragorn, Page 406, The Departure of Boromir, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Apparently the members of two or thre quite different tribes were present, and they could not understand one another's orc-speech. There was an angry debate concerning what they were to now: which way they were to take and what should be done with the prisoners."
-Page 435, The Uruk-Hai, Book III, The Two Towers.
"We are the fighting Uruk-hai! We slew the great warrior. We took the prisoners. We are the servants of Saruman the Wise, the White Hand: the Hand that gives us man's flesh to eat. We came out of Isengard, and led you here, and we shall lead you back by the way we choose. I am Ugluck. I have spoken."
-Ugluk, Page 436, The Uruk-Hai, Book III, The Two Towers.
"The Orcs were getting ready to march again, but some of the Northerners were still unwilling, and the Isengarders slew two more before the rest were cowed."
-Page 437, The Uruk-Hai, Book III, The Two Towers.
"'But we can't run in the sunlight.'
'You'll run with me behind you,' said Ugluk. 'Run! Or you'll never see your beloved holes again. By the White Hand! What's the use of sending out mountain-maggots on a trip, only half trained. Run, curse you! Run while night lasts!'"
-Ugluk, Page 439, The Uruk-Hai, Book III, The Two Towers.
"'There's only one thing those maggots can do: they can see like gimlets in the dark."
-Ugluk, Page 444, The Uruk-Hai, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Merry and Pippin heard, clear in the cold air, the neighing of war-horses, and the sudden singing of many men. The Sun's limb was lifted, an arc of fire above the margin of the world. Then with a great cry the Riders yelled and shot all the arrows that remained to them. The hobbits saw several horsemen fall; but their line held on up the hill and over it, and wheeled round and charged again. Most of the raiders that were left alive then broke and fled, this way and that, purued one by one to the death. But one band, holding together in a black wedge, drove forward resolutely in the direction of the forest. Straight up the slope they charged towards the watchers. Now they were drawing near, and it seemed certain that they would escape: they had already hewn down three Riders that barred their way."
-Page 449, The Uruk-Hai, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Then the Orcs screamed, waving spear and sword, and shooting a cloud of arrows at any that stood revealed upon the battlements; and the men of the Mark amazed looked out, as it seemed to them, upon a great field of dark corn, tossed by a tempest of war, and every ear glinted with barbed light."
-Pages 520-1, Helm's Deep, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Again trumpets rang, and a press of roaring men leaped forth. They held their great shields above them like a roof, while in their midst they bore two trunks of mighty trees. Behind them orc-archers crowded, sending a hail of darts against the bowmen on the walls."
-Page 521, Helm's Deep, Book III, The Two Towers.
"...'but I looked on the hillmen and they seemed over large for me, so I sat beside a stone to see your sword-play.'"
-Gimli, Page 522, Helm's Deep, Book III, The Two Towers.
"...there came a blare of trumpets. Then there was a crash and a flash of flame and smoke."
-Page 525, Helm's Deep, Book III, The Two Towers.
"The Orcs yelled and jeered. 'Come down! Come down!' they cried. 'If you wish to speak to us, come down! Bring out your king! We are the fighting Uruk-hai. We will fetch him from his hole, if he does not come. Bring out your skulking king!'"
-The Uruk-hai, Page 527, Helm's Deep, Book III, The Two Towers.
"...that Saruman had given special orders that Theodred should at all costs be slain. At the first battle all his fiercest warriors were engaged in reckless assults upon Theodred and his guard, disregarding other events of the battle which might have resulted on a much more damaging defeat for the Rohirrim."
-Page 355, Unfinished Tales, The Battles Of The Fords Of Isen
"... was it possible for large forces, especially those heavily armed or mounted..."
-Page 356, Unfinished Tales, The Battles Of The Fords Of Isen
"The enemy was in fact in positions prepared for the event, behind trenches manned by pikemen..."
Page 357, Unfinished Tales, The Battles Of The Fords Of Isen
"In it's van were some Dunlending Horsemen and a great pack of the dreadful Orcish Wolfriders, feared by horses. Behind them came two battalions of the fierce Uruks, heavily armed but trained to move at great speed for many miles. The Horse-men and wolfriders fell on the horse herds and picketed horses and slew or dispersed them."
-Page 357, Unfinished Tales, The Battles Of The Fords Of Isen
"...there appeared a company of men or orc-men (evidently dispatched for this purpose), ferocious, mail-clad, and armed with axes."
-Page 357, Unfinished Tales, The Battles Of The Fords Of Isen
"As he looked eastward dismayed by the sounds of battle and the hideous orc cries of victory. he saw the axe-men..."
-Page 357-8, Unfinished Tales, The Battles Of The Fords Of Isen
Rohan.
"Yellow is their hair, and bright are their spears. Their leader is very tall."
-Legolas, Page 420, The Riders of Rohan, Book III, The Two Towers.
"...a long line of mail-clad men, swift, shining, fell and fair to look upon."
-Page 421, The Riders of Rohan, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their grey coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks. The Men that rode them matched them well: tall and long-limbed; their hair, flaxen-pale, flowed under their light helms, and streamed in long braids behind them; their faces were stern and keen. In their hands were tall spears of ash, painted shields were slung at their backs, long swords were at their belts, their burnished shirts of mail hung down upon their knees."
-Page 421, The Riders of Rohan, Book III, The Two Towers.
"With astonishing speed and skill they checked their steeds, wheeled, and came charging round."
-Page 421, The Riders of Rohan, Book III, The Two Towers.
"Very swift were the horses of Rohan."
-Page 429, The Riders of Rohan, Book III, The Two Towers.
"A few of the riders appeared to be bowmen, skilled at shooting from a running horse."
-Page 443, The Riders of Rohan, Book III, The Two Towers.
Moria.
"...a great dark wolf-shape could be seen halted, gazing at them. A shuddering howl broke from him, as if he were a captain summoing his pack to the assault."
-Page 290, A Journey in the Dark, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"...through the throat of one huge leader...of a great wolf-chieftan..."
-Page 291, A Journey in the Dark, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"'It is as I feared,' said Gandalf. 'These were no ordinary wolves hunting for food in the wilderness. Let us eat quickly and go!'"
-Page 291, A Journey in the Dark, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.'"
-Page 301, A Journey in the Dark, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"...orc scimitars with blackened blades."
-Page 313, The Bridge of Khazad-dum, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"...drums, drums in the deep...they are coming."
-Page 314, The Bridge of Khazad-dum, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"'There are Orcs, very many of them,' he said. 'And some are large and evil: black Uruks of Mordor. For the moment they are hanging back, but there is something else there. A great cave-troll, I think, or more than one."
-Boromir, Page 316, The Bridge of Khazad-dum, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"...a huge orc-chieftan, almost man-high, clad in black mail from head to foot, leaped into the chamber; behind him his followers clustered in the doorway. His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear. With a thrust of his huge hide shield he turned Boromir's sword and bore him backwards, throwing him to the ground. Diving under Aragorn's blow with the speed of a striking snake he charged into the Company...Frodo was hurled against the wall and pinned...But even as the orc flung down the truncheon and swept out his scimitar..."
-Page 317, The Bridge of Khazad-dum, Book II, The Fellowship of the Ring.
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I'll update soon, with Gondor.
Cheers,
-mike
Edited by elfhelm.., 02 January 2008 - 10:18 PM.