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Who invented orcs? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
Jun 28, 2015 · 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.
the lord of the rings - Are orcs and goblins really the same thing ...
Jan 4, 2013 · 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:
What are the differences between Orcs and Uruks?
Jul 2, 2014 · 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.
tolkiens legendarium - What happened to the Orcs after the Ring …
Jan 21, 2014 · Peaceful coexistence is out of the question - Orcs and Men would never be able to get along. But there is an option between genocide and peaceful coexistence - however many Orcs survived the war probably returned to their old ways- lurking in the shadows, waylaying unsuspecting travelers on the roads, robbing and sometimes killing them.
tolkiens legendarium - How do Orcs breed/reproduce? - Science …
Thanks for that quote. I have a theory about Orc breeding in the Hobbit vs LOTR: When Sauron was vanquished by Isildur, the Orcs must have been free to breed as they like and may have attached more importance to family and lineage.
tolkiens legendarium - How long does the average Orc live?
Apr 8, 2013 · 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 Tolkien's orcs immortal? - Science …
Jul 2, 2014 · 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.
Why did Tolkien refer to goblins in The Hobbit but orcs in The …
Dec 20, 2017 · On the whole, the evidence suggests that Tolkien preferred ‘orc’ for works in the direct line of the Silmarillion tradition (such as ‘The Sketch of the Mythology’, the narrative poems that make up The Lays of Beleriand, the 1930 Quenta, and so forth) and used ‘goblin’ in more light-hearted contexts, such as The Father Christmas ...
history of - When and why did orcs go green? - Science Fiction ...
Sep 27, 2017 · Tolkien popularized the orc as the generic fantasy bad guy. In his legendarium, orcs were corrupted elves and their limited descriptive text reflects this. They are described as "swart" and "sallow", suggesting their skins were dirty yellow to dark brown. The popular modern conception of an orc, however, has green skin.
the lord of the rings - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
Jun 15, 2015 · 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 …
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