Master fiction writers take their own experiences and interweave them into their work; Tolkien was no exception. Tolkien’s interesting, full life inspired his epic novels. From culture, experiences, relationships, and memories, Tolkien’s life was weaved into the words of the epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings.

Basically, he invented words and needed speakers. He created the 15 different Elvish dialects, along with languages for the Ents, the Orcs, the Dwarves, the men and the Hobbits and more. He thought of everything: The Dwarves even had a separate sign language, because the forges they worked were too loud.

He devised the tale of Numenor, the story of the Hobbit, and drew maps for his imaginary Beleriand and Valinor — the two lands in which his stories were set. Somewhere in the early 1930s Tolkien placed the name “Middle-earth” on one of the maps. That was the first time he used that name for his imaginary history.

Q: Did J.R.R. Tolkien Invent Orcs? ANSWER: Most people will tell you that J.R.R. Tolkien invented the Orcs of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but that is not correct. Tolkien reused older ideas for his fantasy creatures, including the Orcs.

Because they were corrupted into service by literal Satan and then the rest were bred for evil. The Orcs used to be Elves before they were tortured and corrupted to Melko’s service. The same reason Sauron and the Balrogs are so evil.

Can we come up with another name for a group of Orcs besides “Horde”? The Horde.. The True Horde (said for more than one different kind of Horde)..

Orcs are neither dead nor undead. In the animal sense of the term, they are alive in their bodies. Tolkien tells us that Morgoth, incapable of creation, could make evil creatures by distorting and debasing good ones.

Water all his servants shunned, and to the sea none would willingly go nigh, save in dire need.” So the reason Sauron’s servants the Nazgûl feared water was because some small amount of Ulmo’s power continued to flow through it.