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Topic	Why do so many fantasy games use Orcs?
dainkinkaide 09/16/18 2:05:39 PM #16:	Early Modern English "orc" meant "large sea creature", from French "orque"/Latin "orca", meaning "large sea creature/type of whale". Old English "orc" meant "demon/hell", from Latin "orcus", meaning "underworld". The other Modern English "orc" comes from Italian "orco", meaning "man-eating giant" or "ogre". All of these technically predate Tolkien's usage, so the name is totally safe for everyone to use. --- The problem with the internet today is that it's filled with entire generations that did not grow up with the great wisdom of the Wyld Stallyns. <cite>dainkinkaide posted [p:908865074] in Why do so ... [t:77006156]...</cite> <quote>Early Modern English "orc" meant "large sea creature", from French "orque"/Latin "orca", meaning "large sea creature/type of whale". Old English "orc" meant "demon/hell", from Latin "orcus", meaning "underworld". The other Modern English "orc" comes from Italian "orco", meaning "man-eating giant" or "ogre". All of these technically predate Tolkien's usage, so the name is totally safe for everyone to use. --- The problem with the internet today is that it's filled with entire generations that did not grow up with the great wisdom of the Wyld Stallyns.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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