The orc label was used on the Russians since the first day of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their appearance and character approved this notion – the invaders resembled a savage, angry horde, nothing in resemblance of people or even an army.
This is exactly what Tolkien had in mind when writing the Lord of the Rings: a force of stupid and underdeveloped elements from one hand, savage and brutal from another.
This could be the end of discussion here, as presented, but this was actually an accurate metaphor that inspired the struggle against its dark forces.
Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Gaidai claimed on April 19 that Kreminna, a city in eastern Ukraine, was under the control of “orcs”. The word, used by Ukrainians to refer to Russian soldiers, has been in the news since the start of the war on February 24.
The phrase came from the work of the English writer JRR Tolkien (1892-1973), written between 1937 and 1949, and is borrowed from Anglo-Saxon. means “monster”.
According to Tolkien, a mythological Europe, the Third Age of Middle-earth, inhabited by humans and other races, including elves, dwarves, hobbits, and orcs.
Orcs are the most common villains in the author’s mythology, a race of obedient creatures created by Melkor, a fictional character in the saga. They are part of a previously existing but corrupted way of life.
These creatures, portrayed as unhappy creatures, are beings they serve only out of fear, hating everyone, including themselves and their masters.
Hence the comparison with the Russians made by the Ukrainians. This is to say that Russia government and its president are Tolkien’s Orcs today. Willingly and consciously painting themselves in the image of Tolkien’s Orc image.
