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Ork or ORK may refer to: * Ork (folklore), a mountain demon of Tyrol folklore * ''Ork'' (video game), a 1991 game for the Amiga and Atari ST systems * Ork (''Warhammer 40,000''), a fictional species in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe * ''Ork!'', a 2001 role-playing game * Cork Airport Cork Airport () is the second-largest international airport in the Republic of Ireland, after Dublin Airport, Dublin and ahead of Shannon Airport, Shannon. It is south of Cork (city), Cork City centre, in an area known as Farmers Cross. In ... in Ireland * Orkney Islands * Ork, a character in the book ''The Scarecrow of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ork, the home planet of the character Mork in the American television series ''Mork & Mindy'' Orc * An alternate spelling of orc, the name of a fantasy creature popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien * An alternate spelling of orc (slang), a pejorative term used in Ukraine for a Russian soldier in the Russo-Ukrainian War See also *90482 Orcus, Anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ork (folklore)
The ork is a demon of Tyrol (state), Tyrol alpine folklore. He lives on mountains, Alpine transhumance, almen, rock holes, or valleys. He warns the noble game of hunters, or can be savage and bring geisser to the cattle. He was feared like the aufhocker. As a dwarf (mythology), dwarf, the ork was a well-behaved kobold/house spirit in wine cellars. He may be connected to the figure Orkise in the medieval poem ''Virginal'', about Dietrich von Bern's battle with a vaguely similar being. A particular kind of ork is the Orco Burlevole (Wikt:trick, Tricky Ork), very popular in the area of Verona. This tall, horse-hoofed and horse-haired man, who lives in caves or abandoned houses, can assume any form, produce any sound and even alter the victim's perception of place or time. Despite his great power, his only goal is to play jokes on the victims and, when he has had his fun, he disappears in a sulphur cloud saying ''"Te l'ho fatta!"'' meaning, in the local language, "I fooled you" or “ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |