From: | XaOs <xaos@*****.NET> |
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Subject: | Orc/Ork/Troll/Trolloc (was RE: Ork Language) |
Date: | Fri, 4 Sep 1998 03:34:25 -0500 |
> ^^^
> Btw, michael, in SR it's Ork. Lord of the Rings (I think) it's Orc. The
> difference is copyright infringement. :)
I realize you're joking by the smiley, but I thought I'd point out that
this'd be pretty tough to defend. Orcs have been used for years and years in
fantasy novels in one form or another. Something along the lines of
trademark dilution has happened. If someone says or writes 'Ork', I pretty
much know what it is, even if it came from Shadowrun, or if it came from
Warhammer (same spelling!). Just like I think of the same thing if someone
writes 'orc', even though that spelling is used in Tolkein and AD&D. (Which
reminds me...isn't there something called a 'halfling' in celtic mythos?)
For that matter, a trolloc could almost be used interchangably for me for an
orc or a troll (but probably closer to a troll).
Another random thought... How come there are not much in the way of bearded,
mountain-dwelling dwarves in 'real life'? They're pretty common in various
fantasy novels... <---Don't read too much into this, I'm just babbling.
Does anyone actually use 'dwarfs' to mean plural, rather than 'dwarves'? I
always was annoyed by GW's use of this.
-XaOs-
xaos@*****.net
(Who is wondering what this really has to do with Shadowrun, and hopes the
woodchucks don't mind).