While most Orcs die quickly, there are specific cases where they're long-lived. For example, Bolg (one of the primary villains in "The Hobbit") lives at least into his 140s. Tolkien touches on ...

Half-Orcs, bred from evil Men and Orcs ... Mountains since it was these that Bilbo and Thorin's company faced in The Hobbit. They lived in massive underground colonies, led by various kings ...

Reviewed on December 1 There’s a little too much padding in the final Hobbit flick ... and as ‘The Age of Orc’ approaches, it rounds out this particular story in stirring and emotional ...