A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORC

Mon, 18 Nov '24
Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings"
Thu, 29 Aug '24
Fictional creature born from mud
Fri, 23 Aug '24
Soldier of Sauron
Fri, 9 Aug '24
Middle-earth menace
Tue, 23 Jul '24
Fearsome Middle-earth creature
Thu, 25 Apr '24
Creature of fantasy
Mon, 15 Jan '24
Warlike creature of Middle-earth
Tue, 9 Jan '24
Part of a Tolkien army
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Foe in the Elder Scrolls video games
Mon, 25 Sep '23
"The Lord of the Rings" monster
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Middle-earth creature
Wed, 29 Mar '23
Tolkien horde member
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Fantasy foe
Tue, 6 Dec '22
Bellicose humanoid of Middle-earth
Thu, 10 Nov '22
UglĂșk or Gorbag in "The Lord of the Rings"
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Any of the Uruk-hai in "The Lord of the Rings"
Sun, 2 Jan '22
Fantasy creature whose name is an anagram of another fantasy creature
Wed, 29 Dec '21
"The Lord of the Rings" brute
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Tolkien monster
Thu, 5 Aug '21
"Lord of the Rings" baddie
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Soldier of Sauron
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Elf's foe in "The Lord of the Rings"
Fri, 15 Jan '21
Fantasy monster
Mon, 28 Dec '20
"The Lord of the Rings" baddie