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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
the lord of the rings - Science Fiction Fantasy Stack Exchange Here are some of the different descriptions 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
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 and Goblin clearly refer to the same species In The Hobbit Gandalf warned Bilbo that traveling north of Mirkwood would take them close to the Grey Mountains full of "goblins, hob goblins, and orcs of the worst description"
the lord of the rings - Are Tolkiens orcs immortal? - Science Fiction . . . In his essay Myths Transformed, which can be found in The History Of Middle Earth vol 10: Morgoth's Ring, Tolkien explicitly states that the Orcs have a lesser lifespan than the Numenoreans This would suggest that they are long-lived, but not immortal The main evidence for Orcs being long-lived is the well documented dates of death of the Azog and Bolg Azog was succeeded by Bolg after his
tolkiens legendarium - Were there ever any good Orcs? - Science . . . A good Orc wouldn't be an Orc Enslavement and corruption by the Enemy is mandatory for the Orc condition Note that Tolkien didn't really decide whether Orcs were truly corrupted Elves or corrupted Men (I didn't include this debate in my already verbose reply) -- the only certainty is that they were corrupted versions of an existing race, which answers your question: Orcs cannot be good, ever