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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Mar 11, 2017 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

Jun 13, 2014 · "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 …

Apr 11, 2022 · One orc among many in the Lord of the Rings movies was designed to resemble Harvey Weinstein as a “sort of fuck you” to the notorious producer, Elijah Wood, who played …

Jul 2, 2018 · The other was a big fighting-orc, like those of Shagrat's company, bearing the token of the Eye. He also had a bow at his back and carried a short broad-headed spear. As usual …