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{{quote|But these creatures of [[Isengard]], these [[half-orcs]] and goblin-men that the foul craft of [[Saruman]] has bred, they will not quail at the [[sun]].|[[Gamling]]<ref name=tt7>{{TT|Deep}}</ref>}}
{{quote|But these creatures of [[Isengard]], these [[half-orcs]] and goblin-men that the foul craft of [[Saruman]] has bred, they will not quail at the [[sun]].|[[Gamling]]<ref name=tt7>{{TT|Deep}}</ref>}}
'''Goblin-men''' were a people or race of creatures that were bred by [[Saruman]], apparently by blending the races of [[Orcs]] and [[Men]].{{Fact}}<!--weasel words-->
'''Goblin-men''' were a people or race of creatures that were bred by [[Saruman]] in the late [[Third Age]]. They were similar to the [[Half-orcs]], at least in their resistance to sunlight, an attribute that differentiated them from the full [[Orcs]]. The exact difference between Goblin-men and Half-orcs was unclear, though they were referred to as separate breeds. Their origin was likewise unknown. They were implied to be the result of Saruman's attempts to breed Orcs and [[Men]] at [[Isengard]]. Goblin-men fought alongside Half-orcs, [[Hillmen]] and [[Dunlendings]] in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].<ref name=tt7/>
 
They were similar with the [[Half-orcs]], at least in their resistance to the sunlight, an attribute that differentiated them from the full [[Orcs]].<ref name=tt7/>
 
The [[Squint-eyed Southerner]] was possibly a Goblin-man, as [[Frodo Baggins]] commented that he looked "more than half like a [[Orcs#Orcs and Goblins|Goblin]]."<ref>{{FR|Knife}}</ref>
 
It is possible that "Goblin-men" is another term for the [[Uruk-hai]], as previously Uruk-hai were called "Goblin-soldiers".  
{{quote|There were four goblin-soldiers of greater stature, swart, slant-eyed, with thick legs and large hands. They were armed with short broad-bladed swords, not with the curved scimitars usual with Orcs: and they had bows of yew, in length and shape like the bows of Men.<ref name=tt1>{{TT|The Departure of Boromir}}</ref>}}
 
"Men" is often used as a term for soldiers in general. We know that both Goblin-men and the Uruk-hai are sun resistant, and that Uruk-hai and Half-orcs both fought along side the [[Hill-men]] and [[Dunlendings]] in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].<ref name=tt7/>
If the Goblin-men were not the same as Uruk-hai, it would be strange for Gamling not to have mentioned the Uruk-hai as also not quailing in the sun along with the Half-orcs. The Uruk-hai are shown to gloat about their own sun resistance during this battle.


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"But these creatures of Isengard, these half-orcs and goblin-men that the foul craft of Saruman has bred, they will not quail at the sun."
― Gamling[1]

Goblin-men were a people or race of creatures that were bred by Saruman in the late Third Age. They were similar to the Half-orcs, at least in their resistance to sunlight, an attribute that differentiated them from the full Orcs. The exact difference between Goblin-men and Half-orcs was unclear, though they were referred to as separate breeds. Their origin was likewise unknown. They were implied to be the result of Saruman's attempts to breed Orcs and Men at Isengard. Goblin-men fought alongside Half-orcs, Hillmen and Dunlendings in the Battle of the Hornburg.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep"
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