I have to admit I thought that the concept of an "orc" was fairly limited to Tolkien and Lord of the Rings....and then suddenly, they pop up everywhere in both literature and movies.
What is an orc? I'm not familiar with that concept.
It's a fictional creature -- humanoid, but more like a goblin.
ooo ok, yeah not too many stories with those kind of creatures.
They seem to pop up in movies and fiction and even games -- like Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer and Warcraft. Do you play any of those games?
No, but Gears of War has orcs or creatures like it and I do enjoy that game.
There you go! And although Tolkien gets credit for them, they seem to be inspired by creatures from Beowulf and 16th century Italian folk tales.