Orc

:This article is about the mythical demon, for King Canute's steward of England see Orc (steward).

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:ORC are also the initials of the Odonata Records Committee

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Orc (sometimes spelled Ork) comes from the Latin word Orcus, a title of the god Pluto, the king of the underworld. It was later used to refer to the underworld itself. The word appears later in the Germanic languages without its Latin ending, in the more familiar form of "Orc". It was then revived by J. R. R. Tolkien in his fictional stories of Middle-earth as the name of a race of creatures that are often used by evil forces as soldiers.

Related Topics:
Latin - Orcus - Pluto - Underworld - Germanic languages - J. R. R. Tolkien - Middle-earth - Race - Evil

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