
The only notable personality trait he displays is a high tolerance to pain, although he noticeably growls in pain when Aragorn stabs him through the leg with his dagger and when he pulls the dagger out of his leg, but doesn't feel it when his arm is sliced off. He is intelligent, extremely violent, and blindly loyal to Saruman. Of all Uruk-hai bred in Isengard, Lurtz was probably the smartest, and bravest, and the most capable leader. The duel between Lurtz and Aragorn was directed by producer Barrie Osborne. Boromir dies minutes later, after speaking with Aragorn.

In the struggle, Lurtz's incredible ferocity and brutality appear to rival Aragorn's skill and resourcefulness, but after a dangerous bout, Aragorn manages to sever Lurtz's arms and decapitate him.

In the movie, he is killed by Lurtz, who shoots him three times in the shoulder, stomach, and chest after chasing the Fellowship to Parth Galen.Īs his soldiers grab Merry and Pippin and leave the scene, Lurtz slowly approaches the wounded Boromir to finish him off, but Aragorn, who had heard Boromir's horn, intervenes and tackles Lurtz to the ground, and both begin a brutal fight. In the books, Boromir was slain by Orc archers, described as having been "pierced by many arrows". Lurtz moves to finish off Boromir before Aragorn intervenes He became Saruman's second-in-command, and led the first battalion of Uruk-hai into battle against the Fellowship of the Ring at Amon Hen. Attempting to intervene, other Orcs ( Snaga) move towards the newly born Uruk-hai warrior, but Saruman halts their advance, intrigued by the malice and violence present in the Uruk's blood, leaving the unfortunate Orc to its fate. Lurtz was the first of Saruman's Uruk-hai to be bred, choking the first Orc he sees to death within seconds of his birth.

Portrayal in adaptations Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

