orcs

Who are Sauron’s forces and allied powers shortly before Thorin & Co. sets out for Erebor? This is just before Gandalf throws a wrench into Sauron’s plans. Sauron expected the White Council to drive him out of Dol Guldur and was well-prepared. But the loss of the dragon must have been an...

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...

So that is my question, what are your thoughts on it?

Why do orcs, uruk hai and goblins seem so easy to defeat? For example, there are moments in the movies that the orcs and the uruk hai already fall/die after one small hit. They are bred to be strong fighters, right?

The biggest orcs have jagged metal armor embedded in their bodies. What is the procedure for this? is it magical?

Hi there. Please forgive me if I am mistaken in anything I say but this is how I remember it. In the chapter "of aule and yavanna" dwarves are made by aule and then allowed to come to life (only when the elves do) but then also yavanna is allowed the Ents, but she doesn't literally create them...

First off, I think Tolkien is definitely rolling in his grave, but for those who are interested, the sequel to "Shadow of Mordor" is coming soon. - Official Gameplay trailer. For those who don't know, the Ranger, Talion, creates his own Ring of Power along with the wraith of Celebrimbor, and...

Hi everyone, Until I get a job and start making money I can't afford to get the rest of the LOTR. :( (Just when I finished FOTR!!!:mad::mad:) Anyway, I remember during the chapter "Many Meetings" Gloin mentions the Beornings. My question is what were they doing during the whole of the...

Azog is a well conceived orc though both his size and the fact that his armies fight during the day remove somewhat the mystery from the future Uruk hai, doesnt he?

I'm trying to work out the classifications in my head, but the elves at tol errissae (sp?) said that Melkor corrupted some of the Avari to create the Orcs. The definition of "moriquendi" is just dark elves, the elves that never saw the light of the trees in Aman. So if the Orcs are descendant of...

Customised my 2004 Yamaha R1 motorcycle with the black speech of mordor lol!

How were orcs made? It's stated in multiple works that they are bred, but we see Saruman growing Uruk-hai in the pita of Isengard. How could Saruman just grow orcs from mud?

Much has been made of the bit of the Hobbit trailer in which Galadriel and Gandalf are shown standing together in Rivendell and she picks a stray lock of hair out of his face. Some have speculated that there's going to be some kind of romance subplot involving the two of them, which I don't find...

This is an old joke that has been going around Russian FIDOnet for years back in the 90s. I translated a piece, feel free to repost. I may post more later. ---------------------------------- Some Orc’s Diary 2nd of 2nd month PT my *ss. Today was endurance training – our company was...

So, weeks have passed and my new maybe-foolish question is here. I hope you'd excuse my english language mistakes. I would like to ask about origin of orcs. I've read that orcs are descendants of tortured elves (even though Tolkien later decided - maybe I'm wrong - that he doesn't like this...

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...

Hey Gang, Here is another take on the continuing discussion of the nature of orcs. I got to thinking about this after reading the excellent thread "Orcs / Uruk-hai Lifespan" and then reading through the passages of LOTR where there are glimpses of orc society. One of the interesting points...

Okay, Well I understand that the lifespan of the Orcs and Urk-hai was short just because they killed each other, or were killed by whoever was unfortunate enough to encounter them...but suppose they lived peacefully (:eek: Impossible, I know!), what kind of lifespan did they have?

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...