Posted: April 20, 1998 at 00:46:35: by Michael Martinez
: Having just had the time to peruse the board for the first time
: in awhile, I read the Orks and goblins message and came to
: think of something that have nagged at me for some time; how
: many races of Orks (Yes I spell it like that on purpose, having
: read Volume 12 of "History.." and liking this way better as it
: is also the Danish spelling) It seems as if there might be
: three: the Uruk Hai (ouuh chills), the Common Orks, and some
: "sniffers" caled Snaga Hai. Or is it merely the Uruk way of
: refering to the Common Orks? Read the passage where Frodo and
: Sam are pursued by two, who quarrel, and give me your comment.Somewhere Tolkien does indeed say that the Uruks called other Orcs "snaga" (which means "slave"). If you're looking for indications of tribes or communities, just off the top of my head I can think of the following (although probably there were several tribes located together in the larger communities): The Orcs of Moria
The Orcs of Mount Gundabad
The Orcs of the High Pass (between Imladris and the Carrock)
The Orcs of Mount Gram
The Orcs of Emyn Muir (the Mountains of Mirkwood)
The Orcs of Dol Guldur
The Orcs of Udun (northern Mordor)
The Orcs of Minas Morgul
The Orcs of Cirith Ungol
The Orcs of Durthang Can't think of any others just now. Cirith Ungol or Durthang had both tracker Orcs and Uruks. Michael
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