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Ori

2009-09-13T06:39:26Z

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{{dwarves infobox
| image=[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Ori.jpg|250px]]
| name=Ori
| othernames=
| life=
| realm=[[Thorin's Halls]], [[Erebor]]
| parentage=
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=Grey
| gender=Male
}}

'''Ori''' was a [[Dwarf]] of the House of Durin, and brother to [[Nori]] and [[Dori]], a distant kinsman to [[Thorin Oakenshield]].<ref>{{HM|AA}}, Durin's Folk</ref> He wore a grey hood, played the flute,<ref>{{HM|H}}, [[An Unexpected Party]]</ref> and wrote both well and quickly in large, bold hand using [[Tengwar]]<ref name="BR">{{HM|FR}}, [[The Bridge of Khazad-dûm]]</ref>.

==History==
=== The [[Quest of Erebor]] ===
In [[Third Age 2941]], Ori and his brothers were selected to accompany their King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] on the [[Quest of Erebor]], in which they were assisted by the [[Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]].

He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], and settled in the mountain of [[Erebor]].

=== Expedition to Moria ===
[[Image:Mazarbulpage1.jpg|thumb|Page from the [[Book of Mazarbul]] written by Ori in [[Tengwar]].]]
[[Third Age 2989|Forty eight years later]]<ref>{{HM|AB}}</ref> Ori traveled with [[Balin]], and [[Óin son of Gróin | Óin]] (also members of [[Thorin and Company]]) and a [[Balin's Colony | colony]] of Dwarves on a disastrous attempt to reclaim their ancient mansions of [[Khazad-dûm]] which were already occupied by the [[Goblins]].<ref>{{HM|FR}}, [[The Council of Elrond]]</ref>

At first they colony did well, but [[Third Age 2994|less than five years later]] Balin was killed, Orc reinforcements came south{{fact}} and took the [[East-gate]], and Óin's group he took west to [[West-gate]] was destroyed except for a few.

Ori retreated to the [[Chamber of Mazarbul]] where [[Balin's Tomb]] was laid. He wrote the last pages in the [[Book of Mazarbul]] before he and the last few remaining Dwarves perished during a final stand.It is unconfirmed that Ori was taken prisoner by the orcs of Moria he died in Ta 3018 after telling Gandalf about Durins Axe.

== Legacy==
During the [[War of the Ring]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] journeyed through [[Moria]] and discovered the book that contained the records of the expedition written by Ori, as recognized by [[Gimli]].<ref name="BR"/>

==Etymology==
Óri is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means "Furious".

{{References}}

{{Template:Thorin and Company}}

[[Category:Dwarves]]
[[Category:Longbeards]]
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]

Orcs

2009-09-10T05:47:42Z

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{{race
| image=[[Image:John Howe - In Mordor.jpg|300px]]
| name= Orcs
| dominions=[[Mordor]], [[Angband]], [[Misty Mountains]], [[Mount Gundabad]], [[Angmar]], [[Utumno]]
| languages= [[Black Speech]]
| height= probably just above 5'
| length=
| skincolor= Sallow
| haircolor=
| feathers=
| distinctions= Short, sallow
| lifespan=
| members= [[Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul|Gothmog]], [[Othrond]], [[Azog]], [[Gorbag]]
|}}
'''Orcs''' were the footsoldiers of evil overlords - [[Sauron]], [[Morgoth]] and the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] - but also operated as a seperate faction throughout the Ages of [[Arda]].

==Appearance==

In Tolkien's writing, Orcs are described as humanoid, roughly human-sized, ugly and filthy. Although not dim-witted, they are portrayed as dull and miserable beings, who corrupt words (an insult to a philologist like Tolkien) and are only able to destroy, not to create. They have sour black blood.
Orcs are used as soldiers by both the greater and lesser villains of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' — [[Sauron]] and [[Saruman]].
In Tolkien's [[Sindarin]] language, "Orc" is ''orch'', plural ''yrch''. In his late, post-''Lord of the Rings'' writings (published in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]])'', he preferred the spelling "Ork", evidently mainly to avoid the form ''Orcish'', which would be naturally pronounced with the c as /s/ instead of /k/. (In [[Languages|Tolkien's languages]] the letter ''c'' was always pronounced /k/.) It is also possible that the word is a Common Tongue Version of 'orch', the [[Sindarin]] word for Orc. The original sense of the word seems to be "bogey", "bogeyman", that is, something that provokes fear, as seen in the Quenya cognate ''urko'', pl. ''urqui''.

==History==
===Orgins and early Years===
The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Morgoth|Melkor]], who was obviously the first to produce them, could do that ''ex nihilo''.
In the ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' is mentioned that the Orcs were transformed from Elves — the purest form of life on [[Arda]] (the Earth) — by means of torture and mutilation; and this "theory" would then become the most popular.
There are hints in the ''[[The History of Middle-earth|History of Middle-earth]]'' series of books, (especially in ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'' in the section "Myths Transformed"), that some Orc leaders, such as the First Age's [[Boldog]], or the [[Great Goblin]] encountered by [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and the Dwarves, may in fact have been fallen [[Maiar]] which had taken Orc form

Later under Morgoth's lieutenant, [[Sauron]], it has been suggested that Men were cross-bred with the Orcs. This process was later repeated during the [[War of the Ring]], creating the fierce Orcs known as [[Uruk-hai]].

Yet other Orcs may have begun as animals of vaguely humanoid shapes, empowered by the will of the Dark Lord (first [[Morgoth]], later Sauron): this may explain the references to their "beaks and feathers" in Tolkien's writings.

: ''The Orcs were beasts of humanized shape (…).'' ('Morgoth's Ring', "Myths transformed", text VIII')

It is certain all Orcs were dependent on the Dark Lord in various ways: after their leader was defeated, the Orcs were confused and dismayed, and easily scattered by their enemies. In the millennia after Morgoth's defeat and banishment from Arda, they were without a leader they degenerated to small, quarrelsome tribes hiding in the [[Misty Mountains]]. Only when Sauron returned to power did they begin to reclaim some of their old power. The same happened after Sauron's defeat by the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]: only when Sauron returned as the Necromancer of [[Mirkwood]] did the Orcs become a real danger for Middle-earth again.

It is interesting to note that to an extent, Tolkien did not regard Orcs as evil in their own right, but only as tools of Melkor and Sauron.
He wrote once that "we were all orcs in the [[World War I|Great War]]", indicating perhaps that an orc for him was not an inherent build-up of personality, but rather a state of mind bound upon destruction.

[[Image:Warren Mahy-Orc Archer.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Orc by [[Warren Mahy]]]]
After their cration during the [[War for Sake of the Elves]], Orcs were used in every battle fought against Morgoth. Orcs were the primary force of [[Morgoth]] in the [[Siege of Utumno]]. Although most of them were killed, some survived and entered the lands of [[Beleriand]] during Morgoth's imprisonment in [[Valinor]].
When [[Morgoth]] returned to [[Angband]] he created new hordes of Orcs and invaded [[Beleriand]], where the [[First Battle of Beleriand]] took place. Orcs fought also in [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]].

===First Age===
Orcs appear in the [[First Age]] as the core force of [[Morgoth]]. Hundreds of thousands of Orcs were bred in [[Angband]] to participate in the [[Battles of Beleriand]], which lasted 587 years.

Orcs first appear in the [[First Age]] in the [[Battle of the Lammoth]], where they were defeated by [[Fingolfin]] and his [[Noldor]]. Orcs participated in battles such as the [[Dagor Aglareb]], [[Dagor Bragollach]], [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]], [[Fall of the Falas]], and finally in the [[War of Wrath]], were they were almost extinguished.

===Second Age===
Orcs do not play a major role in the [[Second Age]], as [[Sauron]] dominated over [[Middle-earth]] for short periods. Even though, Orcs participated in the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]], in [[Second Age 1700|S.A.1700]]. Moreover, the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] started a war agains the [[Dwarves]], resulting in the [[First Sack of Gundabad]] ind its occupation by the Orcs. Finally, Orcs were the core force of [[Sauron]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]], and fougth in great battles such as the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] and the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]].

===Third Age===
During the [[Third Age]], Orcs were the standard troops of the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] and [[Sauron]] (both in [[Mordor]] and in [[Dol Guldur]]).

In [[Angmar]], Orcs fought in the [[Angmar War]]. Years Later, they invaded [[Eriador]] under the leadership of the [[Necromancer]].

The [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]], one of the few independent Orcish societies, and their leader [[Azog]] started out the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], and after their defeat they retreated in their caves. They appeared again in [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]], when the [[Battle of Five Armies]] took place.

The [[Orcs of Mordor]] fought in major battles during the [[War of the Ring]], such as the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], but the entire [[Mordor]] force was destroyed in the [[Battle of the Morannon]].

The Orcs in [[Dol Guldur]] remaind in [[Mirkwood]] until the [[Fall of Dol Guldur]], one of the lsat battles of the War of the Ring.

It is known that after Durin's Bane took over Khazad dum Sauron sent orcs to Khazad Dum they murdered Thror it is known that they were in the battle of Dwarves and Orcs it is also known that they returned to Khazad Dum and found that Balin and a colony was in Moria trying to recolonize but Balin was killed and the dwares were killed also Ori was taken prisoner by the orcs after the war of the ring the orcs were all destroyed and Durin's Bane was destroyed the dwarves returned.

===Fourth Age and beyond===
Although the entire force of [[Sauron]] was destroyed after the [[War of the Ring]], it is assumed that many Orcs continiued to live beneath the [[Misty Mountains]] and cause little trouble.

==Kinds of Orcs==

Tolkien loosely implies that there are actually several different breeds of Orcs, not simply in the wide variety in clans, but strains of Orc that were specifically bred for certain tasks.
:The Fellowship usually encounters the large soldier-Orcs bred for war, and sometimes the "snaga" variety which were more geared towards being laborers. However, a strong hint at the variety of Orc breeds is when Frodo and Sam are in Mordor, and realize that they are being followed by two Orcs, then hide to observe them. One of the Orcs is a normal soldier-Orc, but the other is described as a "Snuffler", a breed specifically geared towards being a tracker. This tracker-Orc was, compared to the soldier-Orc, physically unimposing, but had vastly overdeveloped sensory organs, particularly a single giant nostril. While physically weak compared to the soldier-Orc, the "snuffler" was able to skillfully kill the soldier-orc when they got into a disagreement.
*[[Snaga]]
*[[Orcs of Mordor]]
*[[Half-Orcs]]
*[[Uruk-hai]]
*[[Hobgoblins]] (perhaps same as Uruk-hai)

===Orcs and Goblins===
''Main article: [[Goblin]]''

In The Hobbit, Tolkien primarily used the word "goblin" for Orcs. In The Lord of the Rings, "Orc" is used predominantly, though there are several references to "goblins".

"[[Goblin]]" is an English word, where as "[[Orc]]" is Old English, the language used by Tolkien to represent Rohirric.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Appendix F]]</ref> Thus, there is no difference between Orcs and Goblins, and the two names of different languages have much the same relationship as ''dog'' (English) and ''hund'' (German).

The original edition of the Hobbit and early drafts of The Lord of the Rings first used 'goblin' everywhere and used 'hobgoblin' for larger, more evil goblins: when goblins were replaced with Orcs Tolkien invented the term Uruk-hai for his more evil Orcs.

==Controversery==
Tolkien's Orcs have ''allegedly'' been a subject of criticism of [[racism]]. Tolkien described Orcs as "squat, broad, flat-nosed, sallow-skinned, with wide mouths and slant eyes: in fact degraded and repulsive versions of the (to Europeans) least lovely Mongol-types".<ref>[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Letter 210]] Another possible offensive theme present in orcs (though not necessarily racist), is the fact that when the orcs talk, they often use the same phrases and accents that the English working-class is known to use (citation needed).

==Other Versions==
===Orgin===
According to the oldest "theory" proposed by Tolkien, Orcs were made of stone and slime through the sorcery of Morgoth. But, Tolkien later changed the legendarium so that Morgoth could no longer produce life on his own.

While Tolkien originally saw all Orcs as descended from tortured Elves, later comments of his indicate, according to [[Christopher Tolkien]] in ''Morgoth's Ring'' ("Myths Transformed, text X"), that he began to feel uncomfortable with the theory that orcs were descending from Elves. However, Tolkien died before he could complete his upheaval of the cosmology, and in the published version of ''The Silmarillion'', the Elf origin of Orcs was adopted. It does not appear that the elder Tolkien ever decided on a definitive answer.

==See Also==
*[[:Category:Images of Orcs|Images of Orcs]]
*[[Lifespan of Orcs]]
*[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]
*[[Glamhoth]]

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Balin's folk

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'''Balin's Colony''' was a group of [[Dwarves]] that followed [[Balin]] to recolonize [[Moria]] in [[Third Age 2989|2989]] of the [[Third Age]]. But the colony only lasted five years before being destroyed by the [[Goblins]] that inhabited the ancient city. All members were killed.It is known that Ori was taken prisoner by the orcs he died in T.A. 3018 after telling Gandalf that Durins axe is by Balins Tomb.

== Notable Members ==
* Balin
* [[Óin son of Gróin]]
* [[Ori]]
* [[Náli]]
* [[Frár]]
* [[Lóni]]
* [[Flói]]

[[Category:Dwarves]]

Ori

2009-09-10T05:26:59Z

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{{dwarves infobox
| image=[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Ori.jpg|250px|]]
| name=Ori
| othernames=
| life=
| realm=[[Thorin's Halls]], [[Erebor]]
| parentage=
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=Grey
| gender=Male
|}}

'''Ori''' was a [[Dwarf]] of the House of Durin, and brother to [[Nori]] and [[Dori]], a distant kinsman to [[Thorin Oakenshield]].<ref>{{HM|AA}}, Durin's Folk</ref> He wore a grey hood, played the flute,<ref>{{HM|H}}, [[An Unexpected Party]]</ref> and wrote both well and quickly in large, bold hand using [[Tengwar]]<ref name="BR">{{HM|FR}}, [[The Bridge of Khazad-dûm]]</ref>.

==History==
=== The [[Quest of Erebor]] ===
In [[Third Age 2941]], Ori and his brothers were selected to accompany their King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] on the [[Quest of Erebor]], in which they were assisted by the [[Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]].

He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], and settled in the mountain of [[Erebor]].

=== Expedition to Moria ===
[[Image:Mazarbulpage1.jpg|thumb|Page from the [[Book of Mazarbul]] written by Ori in [[Tengwar]].]]
[[Third Age 2989|Forty eight years later]]<ref>{{HM|AB}}</ref> Ori traveled with [[Balin]], and [[Óin son of Gróin | Óin]] (also members of [[Thorin and Company]]) and a [[Balin's Colony | colony]] of Dwarves on a disastrous attempt to reclaim their ancient mansions of [[Khazad-dûm]] which were already occupied by the [[Goblins]].<ref>{{HM|FR}}, [[The Council of Elrond]]</ref>

At first they colony did well, but [[Third Age 2994|less than five years later]] Balin was killed, Orc reinforcements came south{{fact}} and took the [[East-gate]], and Óin's group he took west to [[West-gate]] was destroyed except for a few.

Ori retreated to the [[Chamber of Mazarbul]] where [[Balin's Tomb]] was laid. He wrote the last pages in the [[Book of Mazarbul]] before he and the last few remaining Dwarves perished during a final stand.It is unconfirmed that Ori was taken prisoner of the orcs of Khazad Dum after the other members of the colony were killed he died after telling Gandalf of Durins Axe.

== Legacy==
During the [[War of the Ring]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] journeyed through [[Moria]] and discovered the book that contained the records of the expedition written by Ori, as recognized by [[Gimli]].<ref name="BR"/>

==Etymology==
Óri is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Furious'.

{{References}}

{{Template:Thorin and Company}}

[[Category:Dwarves]]
[[Category:Longbeards]]
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]