Orcs

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There are many different versions of Orcs. They are illustrated in games (Warcraft), books and movies. First I am going to talk about JRR Tolkien's version of Orcs.

My favorite Tolkien joke probably is: How many Orcs does it take to change a light bulb? None. They'll all kill each other before they get the job done.

Orcs were actually more vile and nasty in JRR. Tolkien's earlier literature than they turned out to be in THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Orcs were fond of tying their prisoners to trees and torturing them to death. Tolkien's Orcs are a mixture of pitiful savagery and abandoned corruption. They represent the worst aspects of mankind's darker nature.

Orcs and goblins are supposedly one and the same thing in Tolkien, but he describes them quite differently in THE HOBBIT (where they are goblins, mostly, with only one or two Orc references) and in THE LORD OF THE RINGS (where they are Orcs, mostly, with only one or two goblin references).

Now, I will introduce to you the Orcs from Warcraft

The savage, green-skinned Orcs are one of the most prolific races of the Warcraft world. Born on the hellish world of Draenor, the Orcs were brought into the kingdom of Azeroth through the dimensional gateway known as the Dark Portal and forced to make war upon the Humans. The Orcs are typically believed to be brutal and mindless, possessing no humanity or empathy for other races. Although few are aware of it, the Orcs once cultivated a noble, Shamanistic society on the world of Draenor. Yet the proud Orc clans were corrupted by the Burning Legion and used as pawns in the Legion's invasion of Azeroth. In recent years the Orcs have begun to release themselves from the Demons' corruption, and rekindle their ancient, noble traditions.