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AinurOlorin
Half-elven
Jan 19 2013, 6:46am
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The Significance of The Black Speech coming from Azog and his co-horts.
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It ties him to Sauron's dominion in a way nor orcs have been in the films thus far. The origins of the speech are debatable. If Sauron invented it, it ties them entirely to him. If, as other accounts suggest, Melkor The Morgoth invented it and Sauron merely tried to expand and re-implement, then it may have been re-inforced in the Moria orcs by the presence and dominion of The Balrog. In either event, it still ties them heavily to Sauron, and is likely not coincedental. No other orcs in the Rings movies ever spoke in it, to my recollection. Sauron and The Nazgul did, but Not Lurtz, not Ugluk, not the Potato headed orc whom I refuse to call by the same name as the foremost of The Balrogs  . And the Goblins do not speak it here. Only Azog and his henchman. The suggestion of a tie to Sauron is almost absolute, and I do not doubt we will see it further explored later.
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Captain Salt
Tol Eressea
Jan 19 2013, 8:20pm
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We do hear the Orcs using the Black Speech in RotK
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There a few moments in the film where they chant the Black Speech en masse; specially "kat mu dah", which apparently translates as "Death to Men". We also hear orders being issued in Orcish/Black Speech in a couple scenes as well, most notably during the Siege of Minas Tirith. However, they seem to be more ceremonial shows of strength and obviously, otherwise when speaking they simply use Westron.
I wonder how much the fact that the Azog/Necromancer story seemed to be in flux during production effected the decision to use another language for the Orcs, if if did at all? The Orcish spoken in the film matches the subtitles according to those who speak the language (?!) so it's not really a matter of "let's have the Orcs say whatever then change the subtitles as the story alterations demand".
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AinurOlorin
Half-elven
Jan 19 2013, 9:45pm
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as you say, those were ceremonial chants and battle cries. Here, it is the primary form of communication.
"Hear me, hounds of Sauron, Gandalf is here! Fly if you value your foul skins, I will shrivel you from tail to snout if you step within this circle!"
"Do not be to eager to deal out death in judgement. Even the very wise cannot see all ends."
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Rostron2
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Jan 20 2013, 12:08am
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The use of the language did make them seem more menacing than the Misty Mountain Irregulars.
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Lio
Lorien
Jan 20 2013, 12:09am
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I do believe the Orkish in the movie is different from Black Speech (though they could still be related)
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I don't have the link handy, but I recall reading somewhere that the language used by Azog and his hunters was invented for the movie and it's a distinct language from Black Speech. Although, it would still have influences from other Middle-earth languages, Black Speech included.
Now that I think about it, would the Necromancer want to be openly using Black Speech? I believe he was still trying to conceal his identity as Sauron at this point in the story. So wouldn't he risk giving himself away by having his minions use the Black Speech?
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Loresilme
Valinor
Jan 20 2013, 12:38pm
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Well if it was a form of Black Speech, it would also tie-in to
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the use of the Ringwraith theme used when Thorin went to battle him at the end.
I'm not sure yet how it all fits in, but I don't think it's coincidental either. None of the decisions about what to use in the film, such as the language or the music, were made lightly. They mean something and we'll just have to keep puzzling it out until we find out :-)!
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YaznegSouth40
Rivendell
Jan 22 2013, 9:32pm
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Yes the use of the Ringwraith's theme..
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suggest that Azog and his orcs or at least Azog is a creation of Sauron and was one of those sent to rule the northern orcs and begin the early plannings of his return to power!
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