How do orcs reproduce lotr

Although the word "orc" is actually derived from the Old English "orcneas" as it first appeared in Beowulf , Tolkien only used the word itself to describe a creature he invented, because of its "phonetic suitability".

He also described another influence for the word deriving from the Latin name Orcus, who was the god of the underworld.

As any Tolkien fan may realize, the man changed his mind quite often. While he initially spelled the word "orc", he later showed interest in changing the spelling to "ork" in all of his books, although that never happened.

In The Hobbit , the Orcs were known as goblins. Yet later, Tolkien made the distinction between the two, calling goblins separate from Orcs. He is also careful to dismiss any connection with sea mammals with the same name: "Orc is the hobbits' form of the name given at that time to these creatures, and it is not connected at all with orc, ork, applied to sea-animals of dolphin-kind.

Upon further research, he realized that using "hob" was a mistake, as it traditionally meant smaller, not larger. Tolkien always stood by his story that nothing in Middle-earth was inherently evil. This includes the Orcs and goblins, as both were mainly seen as slaves to Saruman.

They hated themselves, they hated each other and it's even said that they hated Saruman and Sauron. So where did they come from, exactly?

Last edited by [FuFo] Mortucus ; 17 Mar, pm. Uruks were first created by Sauron late in the Third Age. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai of Isengard were the result of crossbreeding orcs and men.

Certainly, there were other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, that appear to have been hybrids. It has also been suggested that the Uruk-hai are the cross-breeds of goblins and half-orcs. Theres plenty of examples of different explanation for the same issue, so if a few things is not downright contradictional, then atleast incoherrant here and there. In this game, uruks are always saying that they came from spawning pits. In whatever movie they get dug out of the ground and these games exist in that version of canon because Warn a brother.

Originally posted by Huskarl Ven :. Originally posted by ShaneTheSlayer :. Originally posted by Artorias of the Abyss :. Originally posted by Hand's Hermit Permit :. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 17 Mar, pm. Although I really answered my own questions I did some research and now I fully understand how orcs reproduce and stuff.

I should've just done that research anyway Thanks though!! So we are all agreed then; they are delivered by storks! Snaga The Usual Suspect. Can I just say that this all just theory, but in practice its so much better!

Sorry that could be bad taste! It probably IS bad taste!! But man I wasn't even going to HINT at that!! See that mod people?! But you're certainly right!! You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads. Moria: Book vs. Film analysis and comparison. Replies 14 Views 1K. Aug 28, Goldilocks Gamgee. The Lesson. Arn Sep 23, The Prancing Pony. Replies 0 Views Sep 23, Arn. Replies 12 Views Jun 4, Olorgando. What Did Sauron Know? Alcuin Jun 2, "The Lord of the Rings" sauron.

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