[ ind arin ] ▁orch ▁is ▁Or c . ▁But ▁that ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁similarity ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁English ▁word ▁or c , ▁' ev il ▁spirit ▁or ▁bog ey ', ▁to ▁the ▁El v ish ▁words . ▁There ▁is ▁possibly ▁no ▁conne xt ion ▁( s ic ) ▁between ▁them ." ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Or cs ▁are ▁of ▁human ▁shape , ▁and ▁of ▁varying ▁size . ▁They ▁are ▁dep icted ▁as ▁ugly ▁and ▁fil thy , ▁with ▁a ▁taste ▁for ▁human ▁flesh . ▁They ▁are ▁f anged , ▁bow - leg ged ▁and ▁long - ar med ; ▁some ▁have ▁dark ▁skin ▁as ▁if ▁burn ed . ▁Most ▁are ▁small ▁and ▁avoid ▁day light . ▁In ▁Is eng ard , ▁the ▁W izard ▁Sar uman ▁has ▁b red ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁powerful ▁kind ▁of ▁or c , ▁the ▁U ru k - H ai , ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁afraid ▁of ▁day light . ▁Or cs ▁eat ▁meat , ▁including ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁Men , ▁and ▁may ▁indul ge ▁in ▁can n ib al ism : ▁in ▁The ▁Two ▁Tow ers , ▁Gr ish n ák h , ▁an ▁Or c ▁from ▁M ord or , ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁Is eng ard ▁Or cs ▁eat ▁or c - f lesh . ▁Whether ▁that ▁is ▁true ▁or ▁spoken ▁in ▁mal ice ▁is ▁uncertain : ▁an ▁Or c ▁fl ings ▁Pi pp in ▁st ale ▁bread ▁and ▁a ▁" strip ▁of ▁raw ▁d ried ▁flesh ... ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁he ▁d ared ▁not ▁guess