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[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

I thought it was when the orcs were near

Otherwise this is hilarious

Edit: I am ashamed of my ignorance, 😞 I'm sorry I have exposed you all Thank you for setting me straight

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

The orcs of the misty mountains are called goblins. I think Tolkien used the terms interchangeably.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago
[–] casmael@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

Shmorks, moblins, different but same - everybody’s saying it

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Orcs, Goblins, and Hobgoblins are all terms used by Tolkien, but they all refer to the same beings and are used interchangeably.

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Going off of memory, in The Hobbit Gandalf talks about Glamdring amd Orchrist, two swords they get from the trolls, and describes them as “forged in Gondolin during the goblin wars”. Sting came from the same troll horde and it’s assumed that it was a dagger made for an elvish prince.

[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Yup orcs. Still funny.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I laughed about this for at least 15 minutes