orc

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We were in the city of Waterdeep, overrun by an orc horde.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

The action in “Adar” is mostly spread between three locations: the Harfoots’ camp, a dreadful orc lair, and a grand island kingdom that could prove pivotal to the future of Middle-earth.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

It promises to be a gorgeous and exciting series, but for me, it will be tough to top the sight of a mother and son taking down a very scary orc.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 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

Hardly twenty paces from where the hobbits lurked the small orc stopped.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien