Orcs are based on Boar warriors from the island of Orkney north of england

[Newname1234567890]

They seem more of a mix of mongal /Viking

The Warsong are straight up Mongolian Horde but exchange horses for wolves.

Orcs draw from most famous tribal societies across the world

[Terongor]

I think WoW Orcs are more based on African tribal culture specially with the pre cata structure.

Orcs were in wow lore descriped as nomandic raiders(originally draenor) were strong can take the charge of a clan and the first and second wars can take pararels from mongol empires conquest so their culture is more of central asian steppes with tengri religion.

As even what orcs mainly ate is closese to mongolian tribe steppes.

[UnluckyAmateur]

African influence manifests in BfA Zandalari because Blizzard wanted to ripoff Black Panther for progressive points.

It was always there but you're right about them doubling down on it for WAKANDA 4EVAH points.

[Destinas]

I might be kind of ignorant on the topic of African tribes.
Do they also practice Voodoo and have Bokor?

The term "voodoo" comes from West African Vodun, a religion from Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Loa/Lwa are revered in Vodun. The term "voodoo" is a watered down version from Louisiana, much like Haitian Vodou, Dominican Vudú, Puerto Rican Vudú, Cuban Vodú, and Brazilian Vodum. Versions of Vodun spread across the Caribbean due to West African slaves being traded there, where language barriers between different tribes wound up creating new terms as listed before. Modern versions of Caribbean Vodun/voodoo are more Christian inspired, with Carnival (in much of the Caribbean/South America/Africa) being inspired from voodoo and Christian imagery and beliefs.

Mesoamerican cultures had similar beliefs, but it was not Vodun. Many cultures had their own animal/spirit worship, things like masks (like Vejigante masks of the Taino in Puerto Rico), and even spiritual dances. But, Mesoamerican cultures didn't call any of their spirits/gods "Loa/Lwa" at all. All Troll cultures in WoW are a mix between African and South American cultures, much like the Caribbean is now in real life. That's why they have their accents, masks, buildings, etc - though the Zandalari have much more Aztec/Mayan buildings and clothing, with more African-inspired accents.

[Enthusiastic Steward]

or JK rowling describing the details of her charecters we do not need to know...

Neville Longbottom’s foot fetish is important canon.

[Rhlor]

I have to disagree. Trolls seem to fit the african tribal culture

clearly the infrastructure is based on the pre-Columbian empires! They are religiously based on the voodoo! that is not an African religion is a syncretic religion born in america with African spiritists element and Christianity

[Soimu]

I think WoW Orcs are more based on African tribal culture specially with the pre cata structure.

based on vikings/higlander clans more likely.

[Maljinwo]

A lot of knowledge

Thank you, kind Destinas
This is certainly quite a good bit of information

[Malikath]

based on vikings/higlander clans more likely.

some clans are, like the frost wolves and the lightning's blade clans, the thing is that blizzard changes the influence from clan to clan or tribe to tribe.

like zandalari are african/aztec inspired while the darkspear are Caribbean inspired, then you have NE who're a mix of east asian and celtic nature worship.

[ParanoiD84]

Here I thought they were created by the poor copyright laws that didn't allow Games Workshop to sue Blizzard for publishing a Warhammer licensed game that failed to get the license.

Nah your right.

Btw warhammer orks is tha best orks specially the 40k ones not only are they extremely good at waging wars as that what they are made too do and impossible to remove once they get down too a planet anything less than a exterminatus and they will continue too pop up, but they got the best sens of humor of any orks in any setting. Best characters too like Tuska daemon killa for example.

[iamthedevil]

That Tolkien based the shire on a village in the area? Nothing there talks about berserkers or anything.

Yep, that's the extent of my 2 minute search.