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Bookmark or Share- Who invented orcs? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack ExchangeTolkien 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.
- 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,
- How smart are Tolkien orcs? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack ExchangeGiven 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.
- 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).
- 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 ...
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