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Also known as ork
An orc (sometimes spelt ork; ), is a fictional race of humanoid monsters often found in works of modern fantasy. Originally called "Goblins," the concept of modern orcs can be found in George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin, and later adapted into J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, where the first uses of the word can be found.
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 · Português
Orc, ork ou orco (termo vindo do latim Orcus, um dos títulos de Plutão, o senhor do mundo dos mortos), aparece nas línguas germânicas e nos contos de como uma criatura deformada e forte, que combate contra as forças "do bem". Este conceito foi popularizado nos romances de Tolkien, O Hobbit e O Senhor dos Anéis, e virou recorrente em jogos de RPG de mesa ou RPG eletrônico, como D&D, World of Warcraft, Lineage II, Tibia, Grand Chase, The Lord of the Rings Online e Ragnarok Online, no entanto, não aparecem como criaturas maléficas na franquia The Elder Scrolls ou em World of Warcraft, sendo nesses jogos, uma raça semelhante aos homens. As novas traduções brasileiras dos livros de J. R. R. Tolkien, desde 2018, passaram a usar a palavra aportuguesada "orque" ao invés da original "orc".
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