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I been reading a lot of questions about orcs... So, here is mine. What is an orc????? Can someone please explain to me. Don't make fun, i'm just very curious....

Oh, ok!! I know what they are now! Thanks for the answers, it was though to pick the best one but, i picked Ms. Teak b/c she took the time to write the definition herself. I also liked someone's link..

Answer 1

Orcs, popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings series of books, are the nasty, rotten toothed creatures that made Frodo's Elven sword turn blue. Orcs are generally evil, brutal, misshapen, and foul. They also kill and maim mercilessly and are of a particularly nasty retribute.

Cultural influences have adapted the word to include most anything that is troll-like and disgusting, possessing less than the average intelligence.

Arwenianly,

Ms. Teak

Answer 2

In some versions of his stories, Tolkien conceived Orcs to be marred Elves, enslaved by Morgoth, broken and twisted into his evil soldiers. Other versions (including notes made both early and late in Tolkien's life) have Orcs as 'parodies' or false-creations of Morgoth's that are animated solely by his evil will (or, perhaps, by his own essence diffused into each), and made intentionally to mock or spite Eru's creations - the Eldar and Edain.

Tolkien also "suggested" that Men were cross-bred with Orcs under Morgoth's lieutenant, Sauron (and possibly under Morgoth himself). The fierce high-orcs known as Uruk-hai were created in this way. The process was later repeated during the War of the Ring by Saruman, enabling him to make his own Uruks.

Answer 3

Orc is a word used to refer to any of various tough and warlike humanoid creatures in various fantasy settings, particularly in the stories of Middle-earth written by J. R. R. Tolkien and derivative fictions. Orcs are commonly portrayed as evil, brutal, misshapen, and numerous.

Answer 4

# ollective term for federally funded, national education research centers (including CREDE). These centers are funded through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the US Dept. of Ed.
www.crede.org/tools/glossary.html

# Ohio Revised Code, available at http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC.
www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/jsps/public/abbrev.jsp

# Optical Radiation Corporation. See Cinema Digital Sound.
www.dilettantesdictionary.com/index.php

# Orc in Blake embodies revolutionary energy, an aspect of Luvah or passion. The so-called "Orc Cycle" in which rebel and tyrant eternally trade places is not really Blakean. Outside of Blake an orca or orc is a killer whale or, on land, a humanoid monster.
www.blakearchive.org.uk/glossary.html

# Optimum Recording Control checks the tape condition and the video heads to get the best possible picture quality.
www.eng.dmu.ac.uk/~mt96/pjb/pp/Camcordglossary.htm

# Orc (sometimes spelled Ork) comes from the Latin word Orcus, a title of the god Pluto, the king of the underworld. It was later used to refer to the underworld itself. The word appears later in the germanic languages without its Latin ending, in the more familiar form of "Orc". It was then revived by J. R. R. Tolkien in his fictional stories of Middle-earth as the name of a race of creatures that are often used by evil forces as soldiers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc

# Orcs are one of the races in the Warcraft Universe — a fictional universe where a set of games and books are set.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc_(Warcraft)

# Orcs are one of the races of Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe. For general information on the origin of the word "Orc" and Orcs in other fantasy worlds, see: Orc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc_(Warhammer)

# Orc or Ork, an Old English word (orc-néas 'orc-corpses' in Beowulf) for the zombie-like monsters of Grendel's race was revived by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth legendarium. For the origin of the word and its usage in other fantasy works, see: Orc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc_(Middle-earth)

# Orc (a proper name) is one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. Unlike the medieval sea beast, or Tolkien's humanoid monster, his Orc is a positive figure, the embodiment of creative passion and energy, and stands opposed to Urizen, the embodiment of reason. Orc is described by Blake as 'Lover of Wild Rebellion, and transgressor of God's Law'. He symbolizes the spirit of rebellion and freedom, which provoked the French Revolution and American War of Independence. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc_(William_Blake)

Answer 5

Orcs are fallen Elves.

Answer 6

Goblins.......Tolkien`s version of them.

Answer 7

http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.asp?url=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/o/orcs.html
go there....it helps...but u gotta read the whole thing tho

Answer 8

"someone" just answered your question.