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For a while I thought they were heralding an orc attack; now it turns out they may just be grieving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
At another, Monet challenged an orc to solitaire instead of fighting it.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
Later, Bronwyn discovers a tunnel bearing scratches on the walls that look like they came from orc claws.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
I'm using pots and pans on orcs, and Elijah's got the mithril vest to stave off the orc, or the whatever, the cave troll stabs him with the spear.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2022
Merry himself slew the leader, a great squint-eyed brute like a huge orc.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hobbits and orcs, Gandalf and Gollum, Sam and Sauron, are no longer solely the property of the author, nor of long-haired seekers in psychedelic colors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
When the topic turns to her bookshelf, Thurman admits she’s become a fan of stories of orcs and elves in love.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
In this particular show, he steered the queens and audience through a world full of flying arrows and orcs looking to turn the heroes into a kind of fleshy cold brew.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
They all contemplated a drawing of a glam-rock Gandalf in a form-fitting wizard’s cloak, acrylic armies of orcs and other works of fan art displayed in gilded frames.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
The stench of the sweating orcs about him was stifling, and he began to gasp with thirst.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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