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:''For the main article on this subject, see '''[[Orcs]]'''.'' | :''For the main article on this subject, see '''[[Orcs]]'''.'' | ||
'''Goblins''' is another name for [[Orcs]]<ref>[[Letter 131]]</ref><ref>[[Letter 144]]</ref>. It is English (see below) as opposed to Old English, the language that Tolkien used to represent [[Rohirric]]. The two are used synonymously in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>[[The Two Towers]], "[[The Departure of Boromir]]"</ref> | '''Goblins''' is another name for [[Orcs]]<ref>[[Letter 131]]</ref><ref>[[Letter 144]]</ref>. It is English (see below) as opposed to Old English, the language that Tolkien used to represent [[Rohirric]]<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Appendix F]]</ref>. The two are used synonymously in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>[[The Two Towers]], "[[The Departure of Boromir]]"</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Goblin is a folk word, which according to "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English," is probably derived from the Anglo-French ''gobelin'' a diminutive of Gobel (cf. Kobold) and therefore is Romance-derived unlike other words preferable by Tolkien<ref>http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/EnemyMisc.html#Orcs</ref> | Goblin is a folk word, which according to "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English," is probably derived from the Anglo-French ''gobelin'' a diminutive of Gobel (cf. Kobold) and therefore is Romance-derived unlike other words preferable by Tolkien<ref>http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/EnemyMisc.html#Orcs</ref> | ||
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- For the main article on this subject, see Orcs.
Goblins is another name for Orcs[1][2]. It is English (see below) as opposed to Old English, the language that Tolkien used to represent Rohirric[3]. The two are used synonymously in The Lord of the Rings.[4]
Etymology
Goblin is a folk word, which according to "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English," is probably derived from the Anglo-French gobelin a diminutive of Gobel (cf. Kobold) and therefore is Romance-derived unlike other words preferable by Tolkien[5]
The term was used primarily in The Hobbit but also in The Lord of the Rings.
Portrayal in Adaptations
In some adaptations, Goblins have been made distinct from Orcs, contrary to what Tolkien intended. This was implied in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, and was in turn used for the strategy games The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II.
