Rogrog I

Rogrog was the Olog Warlord of the Uruk-Engmair, the confederation of Orc-tribes under the sway of the Witch-king of Angmar. He commanded the principal forces facing the Arnorian successor states (Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur) during the struggle between the Northern Dunedain and the Witch-kingdom from T.A. 1300 through T.A, 1975, His minions occupied the wilds of the Lone Lands throughout most of this era.

In T.A. 1409, Rogrog led his forces through Rhudaur and down the Gwathlo Valley, striking Cardolan from the East, The assault crushed the hard-pressed Dunedain. and the Half-troll's armies swept northwestward along the Old North Road (S. "Iaur Men Formen"j. Rogrog's Orcs sacked the Cardolani capital at Thalion (Metraith) and cut the Dunadan Kingdom in half. The King of Cardolan, Ostoher, fled northward into the Barrow Downs (S. "Tyrn Gorthad") in hopes of reaching Arthedain, but the Half-trolls Orcs cut him off before he could take refuge in the Old Forest, Rogrog and his main army force-marched during the evening and struck the encircled Cardolani at the Kings'Circle just before dawn. There, the huge Black Troll cut Ostoher down with a single blow of the Blood Spike, ending the line of Dunadan Princes in Cardolan.

items

 * Blood Spike
 * Fire Mace
 * Slaying Balls