Who invented orcs? - Science Fiction Fantasy Stack Exchange Tolkien invented neither orcs, nor the term "orc" The word "orc", related to the term "orkney", is from Beowulf "Þanon untydras ealle onwocon, eotenas ond ylfe, ond orcneas " "The concept of a generally despicable, probably inherently evil race of foot soldiers," 1 probably extends back to antiquity
What do Orcs and Trolls actually look like, or rather how did Tolkien . . . Orcs are described as ugly and filthy fanged humanoids The largest can reach near-human height, but they are almost always shorter, and some are as small as Hobbits (since Frodo and Sam disguise themselves as such when they enter Mordor) In contrast, crossbreeds between Men and Orcs are called "man-high, but with goblin-faces "
the lord of the rings - Are orcs and goblins really the same thing . . . Orcs, which appear to be primarily servants of Sauron, slightly larger than Goblins; Uruk-hai, which are bred by Saruman and are roughly human sized and proportioned; Half-orcs or goblin-men, also bred by Saruman, who endure light better Little is known about them So yes, goblins and orcs are variant sub-races of the larger orc-kind
history of - When and why did orcs go green? - Science Fiction . . . Tolkien's Orcs have been a major influence on fantasy fiction and games; they are the literary precursors of the Orcs (and similar races) of many different settings The Orcs of Warhammer Fantasy, Dungeons Dragons and other games most often differ from Tolkien's Orcs in that they are taller than Humans and usually have green or greyish-green
What are the differences between Orcs and Uruks? The difference is melkor made orcs, and sauron made the uruks Saruman has uruk-hai but he didn't create them merely plucked them out of the ground in the movies, also in the movies saruman tells a uruk that orcs were once elves,saruman says the word they
tolkiens legendarium - What happened to the Orcs after the Ring was . . . No female orcs are ever mentioned by Tolkien, but in The Silmarillion he wrote that "the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the Children of Ilúvatar (Elves and Men)" They were nearly destroyed in the War of Wrath, and those that survived fled eastwards into the Mountains of Angmar and the Grey Mountains (Ered Mithrin)
the lord of the rings - Are Tolkiens orcs immortal? - Science Fiction . . . The Ideas he most hotly contested was Orcs being from Elves which was his initial Idea, but he came to dislike after realising that would mean Orcs are immortal, and Orcs being from Men however that would require him to shift the entering of the Edain earlier into the Histories of Middle Earth or move the origin of Orcs backwards Tolkien
tolkiens legendarium - About orcs, elves, ents and trolls - Science . . . Orcs, though cowardly, aren't as cunning or devious as the goblins are noted to be, they also stand a little taller, being only slightly shorter than men Uruk-Hai are then presented as standing around the height of a man They are faster, strong and more fearsome than other orcs and capable of moving under sunlight without being weakened
tolkiens legendarium - How do Orcs breed reproduce? - Science Fiction . . . Truth is, all we've ever seen anywhere are male orcs And all they seem to complain about is food and rest, or lack thereof Usually a motivating factor for a large conquering army in the past would be ransacking a captive village and raping the women Yet the orcs seemingly have no desire for women, human or otherwise It doesn't quite make sense
How smart are Tolkien orcs? - Science Fiction Fantasy Stack Exchange Given that the orcs were either of corrupted Elvish or Mannish stock (depending on where Tolkien's thinking was at the time), any given orc could have fallen into the range of intelligence of any Man or Elf; but the environment in which they lived was brutal and not at all conducive to realizing their potential