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An orc is a fictional race of humanoid monsters commonly featured in modern fantasy works, originally inspired by goblins in George MacDonald's literature and later popularized through J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth stories. Orcs matter because they became a foundational creature type in fantasy fiction, influencing how countless books, games, and films depict fantasy worlds and their inhabitants.
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Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Orc
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Humanoid
- Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping
- Monster
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Goblin, Uruk-hai, Troll
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Middle-earth
- Mythical creature.First_Attested
- The Hobbit (1937)
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Ork
- Mythical creature.Region
- Middle-earth
- Mythical creature.Habitat
- Mountains, caves, dark forests
- Mythical creature.Details
- Multiple alternative origins proposed by Tolkien, e.g. corrupted elves, or bred by Morgoth
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Orc grunt by Lucas Salcedo.jpg
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- different from
- Orcinus orca
- topic's main category
- Category:Orcs
- derivative work
- orc
- Commons category
- Orcs
- described by source
- Warcraft
Sources (1)
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Article · Nederlands
Een ork (Engels: orc) of aardman (Engels: goblins) is een mythologisch wezen. Het zijn vaak kwaadaardige, domme en trolachtige wezens, die het kwade belichamen. Ze komen voor in verhalen, sprookjes, boeken, films, computerspellen en muziek. Aardmannen en hun verwanten komen veelvuldig voor in de mondelinge overlevering van Noordwest-Europa. Zo is de Duergar een boosaardige aardman uit Noord-Engeland.
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