Ork or Orc?????

[Zaverexus]

Orc. I thought Tolkien made this official a long time ago...

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

Tolkien said it, Orc is the correct spelling.

*pushes up glasses*

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Ork, LOTR is overrated.

Well he developed and popularized the term from Old English terminology. If he hadn't written his books we would have never even known what an orc was.

Damn, I gotta stop falling for trolls...

Anyway

OT: It is Orc, the word was created from and Old English word and popularized by Tolkien. It is even "Orc" in Beowulf. Orc is an english word, so even if you spell it/pronounce it differently in your country it is still originally "Orc".

 

[Mr C]

I've read a lot of comments on here about Warhammer, Tolkien and other stuff. So here's the right answer from someone who played tabletop games before the internet was invented.

Gamesworkshop used Orc for it's Warhammer game which has a medievil fantasy setting. EDIT where they ripped off Tolkien.
They used Ork for Warhammer 40K which has a science fiction setting. EDIT where they ripped off all previous forms of science fiction and fantasy and mixed it all together into sweetness.

I presume it made stock keeping and advertising easier, I wouldn't read too much into it.

 

[Dcocho]

Love 40k,

Orkz da biggest an da bestest

 

[vrbtny]

There name doesn't matter -- as long as they gush plenty of blood as you skewer them with Sting(LOTR reference gives away my leaning)

 

[Jester00]

ork in my native language.
orc in english, no discussion.

 

[MazeMinion]

I was always an Elder Scrolls fanboy, so I always spelled it, "Orc".

 

[FalloutJack]

There is no difference.

Once a dark-skinned violent go-between of man and troll, always one.

 

[Legendsmith]

Orks are animal/fungus hybrids that multiply when they fight. When an ork fights it releases spores that grow into more orks (eventually). Orks can not be defeated. The're all slightly telekinetic. If they think their gun works a certain way, then it does.

 

[Agayek]

I had no idea people spell it "ork" I'll have to go with Tolkien on this one.

I think this picture adequately summarizes the basic argument behind the only correct answer.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

I say Ork, since WAAUUUUGHS! are awesome.

 

[krimson_dropz]

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Does that answer your question?

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-warboss fancygit
any ways yes definatly da orks cuz well day's the biggerist an da strongerist an day stomp da umies an da ova green gits wot cals dems da "orcs"

 

[Lem0nade Inlay]

Orc I guess.

Because I'm a LOTR fanboy.

 

[Turbo_Destructor]

who cares

 

[Aethren]

I don't even know what Warhammer or Warhammer 40k is, so I've never heard of orks.

Thus, orc.

 

[kickyourass]

Simple. Ork in Warhammer 40,000, and Orc in everything else (Lord of the Rings, other fantasy stories etc)

Damn, you took me post.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

I generally assumed it was spelled with a k rather than a c. There was no basis for this, it just seemed more fitting for the word.

 

[Devath]

... No one reads the thread before they post, do they... I personally prefer ork for most contexts, based on the portrayal of the race. It often fits better.