A Question of Loyalty

[The Might]

Indeed Orc origins is a very interesting topic, and the problem is there is no clear answer, just more and less likely ones.

But, to remain on topic, I'm sure that any Orc would immediately have tried to make off with the Ring, maybe exert itw power over those around him. For such creatures this treasure would be worth risking anything.


Now as far as their fate in such a situation is concerned, I doubt that Orcs would be in any way successful once they got the Ring. What would happen - and I believe this would happen to all Orcs, no matter their rank - is that the Nazgûl would swiftly kill them.

Tuor provides that interesting quote where Tolkien speaks about what would have happened had Frodo kept the Ring. What is important there is that the Professor underlines the fact that the only thing keeping the Ringwraiths from stabbing him to death is the tranformation that Frodo had gone through during his journey. All of a sudden he wasn't the weak Hobbit on Weathertop, but had seen and gone through so much that he had the authority to keep the Wraiths form hurting him as the master of the Ring.

Now this is debatable, but I personally doubt that any Orc could match Frodo in that respect.