Ork or Orc?????

[cooltimmay2010]

What foes that ORC means

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[Kellerb]

I prefer ork.

'Orc' sounds like a french Crustacean

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

Tolkien wrote the book on fantasy. Orc it is. However, I reckon Ork suits 40k better as the 'k' makes it sound a lot more modernized (although in this case it's 40 000 years in the future but hey)

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Other. Gnork.


Bonus for the reference.

 

[Chancie]

Hm...never heard of it as "ork."

So, yes, orc from me too.

 

[Imat]

I SAY both, because there's no audible difference between the 2.

I spell it in context.

 

[Plurralbles]

No, it's not Gary Ork.


Definitely going with Orc.

 

[camazotz]

Ork as a spelling originates from some of Tolkien's early writings pre-LOTR; he officially used Orc (in reference tothe mythic Roman Orcus or the Orcneas in Beowulf) but mentioned Ork on more than one occasion I believe. The WH40K/WHFRP uses Ork in much the same way it uses Eldar, another word wich originates with Tolkien.

But yeah, it's Orc =)

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

Did you know that gamesworkshop has ork trade marked?
more OT: Orkz will stomp ya intah da ground!

 

[REAPER5594]

Orc. it was that way first, and it should stay that way.

 

[silver wolf009]

Orc.

I have never seen or heard anyone say it ork.

 

[some1stolemyusername]

Orc.

D&D player here, so tolkienesque is the only way

 

[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".