Ork
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Ork or ORK may refer to:
- ORK, the IATA airport code for Cork Airport in Ireland
- An alternate spelling of OrcOrcAn orc is one of a race of mythical human-like creatures, generally described as fierce and combative, with grotesque features and often black, grey or greenish skin. This mythology has its origins in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien....
, the name of a fantasy creature popularized by J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. TolkienJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,... - Ork (folklore)Ork (folklore)The ork is a demon of Tyrol alpine folklore. He lives on mountains, Almen, rock holes, or valleys. It warns the noble game of hunters, or can be savage and bring geisser to the cattle. It was feared like the aufhocker. As a dwarf, the ork was a well-behaved kobold/house spirit in wine cellars...
, a mountain demon of Tyrol folklore - Ork (Warhammer 40,000)Ork (Warhammer 40,000)The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. They are described as being tall, muscular humanoids, with green skin and a penchant for violence. the orks live for war and constantly fight anything in sight, including each other...
, a fictional species in the Warhammer 40,000 universe - Ork (computer game), a game for the Amiga and Atari ST systems, published by Psygnosis in 1991
- Ork!, a 2001 released role-playing game by Green Ronin PublishingGreen Ronin PublishingGreen Ronin Publishing is an American company based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2000 by Chris Pramas, they have published several role-playing game–related products...
- The home planet of the character "Mork" in the American television series Mork & Mindy
- Ork, a character in the book The Scarecrow of OzThe Scarecrow of OzThe Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. Published on July 16, 1915, it was Baum's personal favorite of the Oz books and tells of Cap'n Bill and Trot journeying to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, overthrowing the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland...
by L. Frank Baum - GB-ORK, an ISO 3166-2ISO 3166-2:GBISO 3166-2:GB is the entry for the United Kingdom in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the United Kingdom,...
code for the Orkney Islands