New: racesAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemzzanhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932hive-150122hive-185836uncommonlabphotographylifehive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619hive-139150hive-101145hive-124908krsuccesshive-103599hive-180301hive-109690hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersmercurysys (62)in fiction • 2 years agoOne Minute Races of Another DimensionOne Minute Races of Another Dimension He had his equipment ready, completely polished, completely worked. Each piece in the position of him. For that, he had been learning for so many years at…sadcorp (51)in news • 2 years agoThe Cosmos full of races of men and ether cities of rose and gold?"Strange, beyond knowledge, were some of the planets, great and gigantic, beyond dreams of men. Yet found I Law, in all of its beauty, working through and among them as here among men. Flashed…zafrada (78)in politics • 2 years agoParty registration for the last batches of Maricopa votes.For the governor's race this will be tight. Lake needs high margins to close the gap, but she could do it with these votes as these batches skew more Republican than the batch yesterday. Hobbs is…sadcorp (51)in news • 3 years agoNon-Whites: Genetically inferior colored mutant races?"White nationalist groups espouse white supremacist or white separatist ideologies, often focusing on the alleged inferiority of nonwhites" "The population of the Aldebaran system is divided…georgebrazil (34)in alien • 3 years ago82 Alien Races Are Among Us.ong-uslotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Notable Orcs - BolgIn The Hobbit, Bolg had succeeded Azog after the latter's death in the Battle of Azanulbizar (the last battle of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs) in TA 2799 by Dáin II Ironfoot, and had resettled in…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Notable Orcs - Azog (p4)Except for Thráin, the Dwarves made no attempt to press their advantage by pursuing the Orcs into the mines, many of them having been slain. Dáin had glimpsed Durin's Bane deep within and warned…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Notable Orcs - Azog (p2)Azog then called out that he had killed Thrór, and that he now ruled Moria as king. His name in runes was carved onto the brow of Thrór, forever branding it into the hearts of the Dwarves. Nár was…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Notable Orcs - AzogAzog - Azog entered history in the year TA 2790 due to King Thrór's desire to revisit and perhaps restore the lost realm of Khazad-dûm. Azog beheaded Thrór, and carved his name in Thrór's head, then…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Other names"Glamhoth" was a Sindarin word for the Orcs that meant 'din-horde'. Example: "Gurth an Glamhoth", said Tuor, meaning "Death to the Glamhoth" or "Death to the Orcs". "Gorgûn" was the name that…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: EtymologyIn 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…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Characteristics (p4)Wickedness and violence were their nature, and it was not uncommon for them to kill each other in petty quarrels. They had a destructive effect on nature, especially forests, and often destroyed…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Characteristics (p3)Orcs made no beautiful things, but many clever ones including machines, tools, weapons, and instruments of torture. They were delighted by wheels, engines, and explosions, and could tunnel and mine…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Characteristics (p2)In J.R.R. Tolkien's writings, Orcs were cruel, sadistic, black-hearted, vicious, and hateful of everybody and everything, particularly the orderly and prosperous. Physically, they were short in…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Characteristics"For all that race were bred by Melkor of the subterranean heats and slime. Their hearts were of granite and their bodies deformed; foul their faces which smiled not, but their laugh that of the…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Third Age (p3)In the meantime Sauron had returned to Mordor, rebuilding his fortress and creating a vast army of Orcs. His thrall Saruman also created the Uruk-hai, a breed of Orc stronger than any seen before.…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Third Age (p2)Following the abandonment of Khazad-dûm by the Dwarves, Orcs eventually colonised the abandoned halls, killing King Thrór when he sought to enter his lost realm. This triggered the War of the…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Third AgeAfter the War of the Last Alliance Mordor was desolate and the surviving Orcs were concentrated in the Misty Mountains. With the return of Sauron to Dol Guldur and the spread of his evil influence…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Second Age (p2)However Sauron had not been able to gather all the Eastern Orcs into his armies, as they at first scorned him, not realising the fair 'Annatar' was Sauron. It was only after his first defeat that…lotr-wiki (61)in lotr • 3 years agoOrcs: Second AgeSometime around SA 1000, Sauron reappeared in Middle-earth and made the land of Mordor his realm, and then started to build the foundations of Barad-dûr. During the War of the Elves and Sauron in SA…
