Everyone and their mother knows what an Orc is. J.R.R. Tolkien popularized the term in "The Lord of the Rings," and since then, it has become part of the modern vernacular. In the Oxford English ...

Questions surrounding Orc origins and redemption remain open-ended in Tolkien's lore. Gandalf's restrained power use and Elrond's knowledge of the Ring's destruction method puzzle fans.