The word "orc", related to the term "orkney", is from Beowulf "Þanon untydras ealle onwocon,/eotenas ond ylfe, ond ." "The concept of a generally despicable, probably inherently evil race of foot soldiers," probably extends back to antiquity. For example, the commanded by Lord Ravana in the fit such a description. Tolkien's conception of orcs/goblins was borrowed more or less directly from 's ...
Are orcs and goblins really the same in The Hobbit and LotR, and where does it say that? Are they variant sub-races or something, explaining the different physical attributes? Or is my assumption t...
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In one of the movies, an Uruk-hai is momentarily shown emerging from a giant, grown-Orc sized flesh packet. So are they created with spells, or do they follow the Standard Reproductive Model.
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Meanwhile Orc, Uruk, Hobgoblin, Goblin and Snaga (lit. "slave" or "maggot") are all words that refer to members of the Orc race, which was created by the First Dark Lord, Morgoth, in the Pit of Angband. One character might use one word in particular to refer to any Orc, because of that character's cultural background.
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, ever.