Grishnakh
Grishnakh was an
orc in
J. R. R. Tolkien's series of books
Lord of the Rings from the ashen wastes of the evil land of
Mordor. Grishnakh was part of a group of Orc hunters under the dark lord
Sauron's dominion that joined Ugluk's
Uruk-hai troop on the plains of
Rohan. Grishnakh's plans for the troops' captives, Merry and
Pippin, were in conflict with Ugluk's orders to deliver them to the wizard Saruman. Believing they might have the treasure his lord sought, he tried to steal the
Hobbits away from the watchful Uruk-hai.
The name Count Grishnakh was also used as the stage name for Varg Vikernes (originally Kristian Vikernes) in the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. Vikernes is in prison for murdering his former bandmate and setting fire to several churches.