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Orc

An orc (sometimes spelt ork; /ɔːrk/) 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.

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Details
Multiple alternative origins proposed by Tolkien, e.g. corrupted elves, or bred by Morgoth
First attested
The Hobbit (1937)
Folklore
Middle-earth
Grouping
Humanoid
Habitat
Mountains, caves, dark forests
Other name
Ork

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Orc

Nodes158
Edges157
Triples299
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012658
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related to Sources · 110
Orc → A-Fir, Allen, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Author, Beowulf, Boston, Bosworth, Carley, Carpenter, Century, Christopher Tolkien, Clarendon Press, Clark Hall, Co-opting Culture, Digital Culture, Dragons, Dungeons, Esther, Expanded Edition, Finnesburg Fragment
related to In-fiction origins · 23
Orc → Alternatively, Aman, Avari, Balrogs, Boldog, Children, Early, East Elves, Elsewhere, Elves, Gondolin Morgoth, Ilúvatar, In The Fall, Maiar, Men, Morgoth, Mrs, Munsby, October, Or
related to Orkish language · 22
Orc → Alexander Nemirovsky, Barad-dûr, Black Speech, Hittites, However, Hurrians, In The Peoples, Isengard, Middle-earth, Mordor, Saruman-filth, Saruman-fool, Saruman-glob, The Orcs, The Two Towers, Third Age, Tolkien, Uglúk, Uruk-hai, Vinyar Tengwar
related to Stated etymology · 20
Orc → Black Speech, Common Speech, Drúedain, Elvish, English, George MacDonald's The Princess, Goblin, He, His, Khuzdul, Middle-earth, Naomi Mitchison, Old English, Orchoth, Ork, Quenya, Rohan, Sindarin, They, Tolkien
related to Orcs and race · 18
Orc → Andrew O'Hehir, Books, European's, He, In, Jenny Turner, London Review, O'Hehir, O'Hehir's, Other, Salon, Semite, Shippey, Tolkien, Tolkien's, Turner, Writers, Writing
related to Description · 17
Orc → By, Grishnákh, Isengard, Later, Men, Mordor, Most, Orcs, Osgiliath, Peregrin Took, Saruman, The Two Towers, They, Third Age, Uruk-hai, Uruks, Whether
related to Etymology · 13
Orc → Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, Cain, Goblin, God, Latin, Old English Cleopatra Glossaries, Orcus, Pluto, The, The Anglo-Saxon, Thomas Wright, Tolkien
related to Other products · 13
Orc → Coast, Grut, In Hasbro's Heroscape, In The Elder Scrolls, Magic, Morrowind, Skylanders, Spyro's Adventure, The, The Gathering, The Skylander Voodood, They, Wizards
related to Other fiction · 12
Orc → As, Evil Emperor, First Blood, Great War, Grunts, Igors, In Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Mary Gentle's, Orcs, Stan Nicholls, Unseen Academicals, When
related to Dungeons & Dragons · 11
Orc → Dragons, Dungeons, In, It, Monster Manual, Newer, The, These, Tolkien, Tolkien's, While

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orcs tolkien evil race isbn tolkien's fantasy middle-earth lord elves men used rings warcraft shippey ed english monsters first war

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OrcDetailsMultiple alternative origins proposed by Tolkien, e.g. corrupted elves, or bred by Morgoth1.00infobox
OrcFirst attestedThe Hobbit (1937)1.00infobox
OrcFolkloreMiddle-earth1.00infobox
OrcGroupingHumanoid1.00infobox
OrcHabitatMountains, caves, dark forests1.00infobox
OrcOther nameOrk1.00infobox
OrcRegionMiddle-earth1.00infobox
OrcSimilar entitiesGoblin, Uruk-hai, Troll1.00infobox
OrcSub groupingMonster1.00infobox
Dungeonsinstance ofand into games of many different genres0.80text
Orcrelated to DescriptionOrcs0.60section
Orcrelated to DescriptionThey0.60section

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