goblins

I just think it is kinda silly how so many people have this huge problem with Orcs as an all evil group when we got Troll, Stone Giants, Dragons, Ungoliant Spawns and the list goes on. Now yes if somebody were to ask me what the most vile type of creature in middle-earth is it would be the...

My dear fellow, It is with heavy heart and deep sorrow that I have learned of the passing of the esteemed actor Barry Humphries, who graced the silver screen with his unforgettable portrayal of the Goblin King in The Hobbit movies. The news of his departure has left us all bereft, and we mourn...

In WW2 films (made by the allies) we often come across the "good German" usually in the Wehrmacht/German Navy rather than SS/Gestapo. In Tolkien's oeuvre we come across men/elves/dwarves (even hobbits?) who are seduced by the dark side but I can't think of any orcs/goblins etc who can be called...

I came across a Twitter thread, and the general idea is the goblins and orcs in Tolkien's works are based off racism and antisemitism. I'm from Malaysia, English is my second language, and I can't relate to the points made in the thread because I have limited knowledge of dark-skinned orcs being...

I have read my Tolkien... but am unable to say if this poem from 1915 ever made it into The Hobbit or LOTR... Can anyone of you help me out? This is what I found on the "Tolkien Gateway" http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Goblin_Feet I went into The Annotated Hobbit but not into LOTR I guess...

I am wondering if anyone can tell me what Goblins are? The Tolkien Companion defines Goblins as Orcs. Orcs being called Goblins by the Hobbits. I don’t recall any mention of the origin of goblins in The Silmarillion. In The Hobbit, Gandalf refers to the Misty Mountains as being full of...

Gollum even remarked that he feared that the goblins would capture Bilbo and end up getting the Ring. How did he ever figure out that Bilbo was not a prisoner of the goblins but was even alive? (Bilbo had plenty of places he could have died: Mirkwood, Smaug's lair, the Battle of Five...

There was a tense scene where he had to break his waist coat in order to get out. But what if he was a trifle fatter and couldn't get out? Would the goblins kill him (he's a hobbit, something they probably don't even know what it is, and not a dwarf)? Would they know what the Ring was and...

So, this tidbit of information is both mystifying, satisfying (in a way) and already got me curious. So when Bilbo takes a plunge to Gollum's domain under the mountain, the narrator talks about creatures older than orcs in some corners of the mountain. Could these be the same "Nameless...

I've been wondering for a while, is there any difference between Goblins and Orcs? In The Hobbit he says Goblins but he also talks about Orcs as if they are different.

When they are attacked, the chapter where boromir dies, it was day light. But they didn't seem to astonished about the orcs traveling by day. I think they mentioned it was odd. But the orcs were even able to run in the full sun light over the plains. I thought orcs and goblins were much the...

while playing the online game LotRO, i remember that I called a goblin an orc, and someone corrected me. what I want to know is, what is the difference. If i remember correctly, at the beginning of The Hobbit Tolkien wrote that for simplicities sake he would refer to orcs as goblins, I don't...

Hey TTF, I was wondering ... who were the goblins in the mountains that captured the company on their stoop? Were they like a town or a tribe or were they on a mission from Sauron? It seems Gollum was there for some time and they were always there during that time. And the trolls also for...

It's an RP taking place among some goblins, a few easterlings and other associates such as wargs, and maybe even a spy, traitor to west, or slave North-man can show up. It takes place during the victories of the wain-riders over Gondor and the Northmen in the Third Age. See here for more...

Please bear with me on this one... In The Hobbit Orcs aren't mentioned at all...only Goblins are. It is Goblins that capture Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarves in the Misty Mountains and Goblins that they fight in the Battle of the Five Armies. Elrond refers to the swords which Gandalf...

I'm a bit confused about a few of these dark species. I always thought that Uruk-Hai were formed by crossing Orcs and Men, but then I heard that it was goblin men, and then I heard that it was just goblins. So I have a few questions: 1.) Which two species are crossed to form Uruk-Hai? 2.)...

This is a thought in my mind ever since I finished The Hobbit and LOTR. In the Hobbit the main enemy besides Smaug is the goblins. But in LOTR I don't recall any talk about goblins. They just seemed to disappear in thin air. Can someone explain to me what happened to the goblins?

are orcs and goblins considered the same thing?? just curious...

What is the difference between a goblin and an orc?? If this is a stupid question, please forgive me. Thanks in advance!!:)

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