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- Who invented orcs? - Science Fiction Fantasy Stack Exchange
Orc is also a proper name for one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake Unlike the medieval sea beast, or Tolkien's humanoid monster, Blake's Orc is a positive figure, the embodiment of creative passion and energy, and stands opposed to Urizen, the embodiment of tradition
- What are the differences between Orcs and Uruks?
Meanwhile Orc, Uruk, Hobgoblin, Goblin and Snaga (lit "slave" or "maggot") are all words that refer to members of the Orc race, which was created by the First Dark Lord, Morgoth, in the Pit of Angband One character might use one word in particular to refer to any Orc, because of that character's cultural background
- the lord of the rings - Are orcs and goblins really the same thing . . .
Orc is not an English word It occurs in one or two places but is usually translated goblin (or hobgoblin for the larger kinds) Orc is the hobbits' form of the name given at that time to these creatures, and it is not connected at all to our orc, ork, applied to sea-animals of dolphin-kind So we can draw two conclusions:
- the lord of the rings - Science Fiction Fantasy Stack Exchange
The Orc named Shagrat, in The Two Towers: In the red glare Sam, cowering behind the stair-door, caught a glimpse of his evil face as it passed: it was scored as if by rending claws and smeared with blood; slaver dripped from its protruding fangs; the mouth snarled like an animal
- the lord of the rings - Where do Orc babies come from? - Science . . .
The Munby Letter includes an authorial statement on this matter: There must have been orc-women But in stories that seldom if ever see the Orcs except as soldiers of armies in the service of the evil lords we naturally would not learn much about their lives
- tolkiens legendarium - How long does the average Orc live? - Science . . .
The two orc chiefs above the stairs into Mordor that Frodo, Sam and Gollum climbed talks about some "great unrest" or something along those lines I've always thought they were referring to the Siege of Barad Dur as Orcs as far as I knew were immortal as they were corrupted elves from the Age of Stars –
- the lord of the rings - Are Tolkiens orcs immortal? - Science Fiction . . .
There's a couple of nice quotes from text 10 of the "History of Middle Earth" (Morgoth's Ring) that directly address the issue of orc immortality and orc lifespans: "They needed food and drink, and rest, though many were by training as tough as Dwarves in enduring hardship
- the lord of the rings - What was in the Orc draught? - Science Fiction . . .
"Some have supposed that Orc draught was a form of liquor Merry and Pippin were sure it was not as the Orcs used as a medicine, not a libation Sauron and Sauruman created and bred their orcs to fight their enemies The last thing either would have tolerated in the disciplined ranks of their soldiers was drunken brawls
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