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{{quote|There's a great fighter about, one of those bloody-handed Elves, or one of the filthy '''tarks'''.|[[Snaga ( | {{quote|There's a great fighter about, one of those bloody-handed Elves, or one of the filthy '''tarks'''.|[[Snaga (orc of Mordor)|Snaga]], [[The Return of the King]], [[The Tower of Cirith Ungol]]}} | ||
'''Tark''' is an [[Orkish]] word that was often used by the [[Orcs]] of the later [[Third Age]] to describe a [[Men|Man]] of [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] heritage (such as the [[Gondorians]]). Considering the enmity between the Orcs and the Men of [[Gondor]], the word ''tark'' tended to be used in an insulting way.<ref>{{RK|VI1}}</ref><ref name=PE17/> | '''Tark''' is an [[Orkish]] word that was often used by the [[Orcs]] of the later [[Third Age]] to describe a [[Men|Man]] of [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] heritage (such as the [[Gondorians]]). Considering the enmity between the Orcs and the Men of [[Gondor]], the word ''tark'' tended to be used in an insulting way.<ref>{{RK|VI1}}</ref><ref name=PE17/> | ||
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:Whenever a keep is flipped in favor of the Servants of the Eye, an orc calls out "look at the feeble târks run!" | :Whenever a keep is flipped in favor of the Servants of the Eye, an orc calls out "look at the feeble târks run!" | ||
'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':''' | |||
:Tharzog mentions Tarks in Fornost. | |||
'''2014: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'':''' | |||
:Orcs and Orc Captains refer to Talion, a ranger of the Black Gates as "the Tark". | |||
'''2017: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'':''' | |||
:As in the previous installment, Orcs and Orc Captains continue to refer to Talion as a "Tark". | |||
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Revision as of 19:40, 21 May 2019
- "There's a great fighter about, one of those bloody-handed Elves, or one of the filthy tarks."
- ― Snaga, The Return of the King, The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Tark is an Orkish word that was often used by the Orcs of the later Third Age to describe a Man of Númenórean heritage (such as the Gondorians). Considering the enmity between the Orcs and the Men of Gondor, the word tark tended to be used in an insulting way.[1][2]
Etymology
There exists at least two, only slightly different, etymological explanations of tark:
- a corrupted version of tarkil, a Westron borrowing from Quenya that literally meant "High Man".[3][4]
- unknown etymology, but "possibly a mere abbreviation of tarkil".[2]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Whenever a keep is flipped in favor of the Servants of the Eye, an orc calls out "look at the feeble târks run!"
2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North:
- Tharzog mentions Tarks in Fornost.
2014: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor:
- Orcs and Orc Captains refer to Talion, a ranger of the Black Gates as "the Tark".
2017: Middle-earth: Shadow of War:
- As in the previous installment, Orcs and Orc Captains continue to refer to Talion as a "Tark".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 101
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 603
