The Encyclopedia of Arda - Orc-holds (original) (raw)

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Dates Known to have existed as early as the First Age, and presumably dated back to the origins of the Orcs themselves Race Orcs Settlements Examples possibly include Goblin-town and Gundabad1 Meaning A 'hold' is an archaic word for a fortress or secure refuge Indexes: Alphabetical: O About this entry: Updated 18 December 2018 Updates planned: 1 The dens of Goblin-kind Underground tunnellings of the Orcs, found throughout Middle-earth, especially in the Misty Mountains and in the valleys of Mordor. Notes 1 It's difficult to define precisely how large or small an 'Orc-hold' could be. A 'hold' would normally be a fortress or refuge or perhaps (especially in the case of the Orcs) a cavern, and on that basis the named examples we have would all seem to be too large and populous to qualify. If we define an Orc-hold as any place populated by Orcs, then Goblin-town and Gundabad would fall under that definition, as would Moria in its later days. On that basis, there would also have been numerous Orc-holds to be found in Mordor, and doubtless also in Dol Guldur. See also... Bilbo Baggins, Celebrían, Udûn, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: O About this entry: Updated 18 December 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus produces DISC psychometric profiles written in plain language and easily understandable.

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Dates Known to have existed as early as the First Age, and presumably dated back to the origins of the Orcs themselves Race Orcs Settlements Examples possibly include Goblin-town and Gundabad1 Meaning A 'hold' is an archaic word for a fortress or secure refuge Indexes: Alphabetical: O About this entry: Updated 18 December 2018 Updates planned: 1 The dens of Goblin-kind Underground tunnellings of the Orcs, found throughout Middle-earth, especially in the Misty Mountains and in the valleys of Mordor. Notes 1 It's difficult to define precisely how large or small an 'Orc-hold' could be. A 'hold' would normally be a fortress or refuge or perhaps (especially in the case of the Orcs) a cavern, and on that basis the named examples we have would all seem to be too large and populous to qualify. If we define an Orc-hold as any place populated by Orcs, then Goblin-town and Gundabad would fall under that definition, as would Moria in its later days. On that basis, there would also have been numerous Orc-holds to be found in Mordor, and doubtless also in Dol Guldur. See also... Bilbo Baggins, Celebrían, Udûn, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: O About this entry: Updated 18 December 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus produces DISC psychometric profiles written in plain language and easily understandable.