Goblins or Orcs? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Reginald Hill · 06-21-2002, 10:06 PM

I always had a kind of thesis for this (is that the right word?) I know that orcs are the elves that were tortured and twisted until they were evil by Sauron long ago. I always thought that goblins were an off-shoot of the orc "family tree". Pippin refers to the northern ones as goblins and the Isengarders as orcs. Also the so-called goblins have very different physical features than orcs but are still similar in that they can't abide the sun (except for the Uruk-Hai). That's why i think that they're like cousins as someone else said

06-21-2002, 10:06 PM	#20
Reginald Hill Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dwaling in the East Farthing of the Shire Posts: 20	I always had a kind of thesis for this (is that the right word?) I know that orcs are the elves that were tortured and twisted until they were evil by Sauron long ago. I always thought that goblins were an off-shoot of the orc "family tree". Pippin refers to the northern ones as goblins and the Isengarders as orcs. Also the so-called goblins have very different physical features than orcs but are still similar in that they can't abide the sun (except for the Uruk-Hai). That's why i think that they're like cousins as someone else said __________________ Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe. - excerpt from A Drinking Song