The Encyclopedia of Arda - Maggot-folk (original) (raw)

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Indexes: Alphabetical: M Orcs About this entry: Updated 19 January 2017 Updates planned: 1 Lesser Orcs of the darkness "Beneath the hills on either side the rock was bored into a hundred caves and maggot-holes; there a host of orcs lurked..." The Two Towers IV 3_The Black Gate is Closed_ A term for Orcs, especially those of lesser kinds that dwelt in the darkness and cowered from the Sun. 'Maggots' was a common insult among the Orcs for others of their own kind, and seems to have been used especially by the Uruk-hai for those they considered inferior. While Uruks could withstand the light of the Sun, many other Orcs could not, and hid in caverns and 'maggot-holes' during the daylight. Orcs had a talent for creating these networks of tunnels, from entire settlements like Goblin-town1 in the north to the maggot-holes that laced the mountains of Mordor. For those in northern Mordor, the waste from their tunnelings was piled into great slag-heaps before the Black Gate of that land. Notes 1 Uglúk the Uruk makes this connection in The Two Towers III 3 (The Uruk-hai) when he refers to Northern Orcs of the Misty Mountains as 'mountain-maggots'. See also... Slag-hills Indexes: Alphabetical: M Orcs About this entry: Updated 19 January 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Indexes: Alphabetical: M Orcs About this entry: Updated 19 January 2017 Updates planned: 1 Lesser Orcs of the darkness "Beneath the hills on either side the rock was bored into a hundred caves and maggot-holes; there a host of orcs lurked..." The Two Towers IV 3_The Black Gate is Closed_ A term for Orcs, especially those of lesser kinds that dwelt in the darkness and cowered from the Sun. 'Maggots' was a common insult among the Orcs for others of their own kind, and seems to have been used especially by the Uruk-hai for those they considered inferior. While Uruks could withstand the light of the Sun, many other Orcs could not, and hid in caverns and 'maggot-holes' during the daylight. Orcs had a talent for creating these networks of tunnels, from entire settlements like Goblin-town1 in the north to the maggot-holes that laced the mountains of Mordor. For those in northern Mordor, the waste from their tunnelings was piled into great slag-heaps before the Black Gate of that land. Notes 1 Uglúk the Uruk makes this connection in The Two Towers III 3 (The Uruk-hai) when he refers to Northern Orcs of the Misty Mountains as 'mountain-maggots'. See also... Slag-hills Indexes: Alphabetical: M Orcs About this entry: Updated 19 January 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.