Forge (disambiguation)

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A forge is the hearth where the blacksmith keeps the fire for heating metals to be formed by plastic deformation, usually with hammer on an anvil.

Forge may also refer to:

Industry

• Forging, which is the process of deforming a metal workpiece by working with localized compressive forces
• A finery forge was a works, where pig iron was fined and forged (drawn out) into bars of wrought iron
• A bloomery, a forge where iron ore used to be smelted to produce wrought iron

Media and arts

• The Forge, a British TV production company founded by George Faber
• The Forge (Goya), a painting by Francisco Goya
• Forge, a 2010, historical fiction book by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Forge (comics), a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who is associated with the X-Men
• Forge (Doctor Who), a fictional black operations organisation from the Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who
• "The Forge" (Star Trek: Enterprise), an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• The Forge, a novel by Radclyffe Hall published in 1924
• Forge, a book of poetry by Jan Zwicky, 2011
• Forged (film), a 2010 drama film

Computer gaming

• a map editor for the Marathon, Halo 3, Halo Reach, & Halo 4 video games
• a planned but canceled sequel to LucasArts's adventure game Loom (computer game)
• The Forge (roleplaying game website), dedicated to indie roleplaying games
• Forge (video game), a game by Dark Vale Studios

Computer software

• Forge (software), a collaborative software development management system
• a digital audio editing and creation suite, Sound Forge

Places

Several places are named Forge:

• Forge, Cornwall, England
• Forge, Powys, Wales

• Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA
• Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
• Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA

People

• Andrew Forge (1923-2002), English painter

Other uses

• Forgery, the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive.
• FORGE Program, a United Nations-sanctioned NGO that links Western students to African refugees
• The Forge (restaurant), a restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida
• Forge FC, a Canadian soccer club
• The Forge Shopping Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
• Ponds Forge, sports centre in Sheffield, England

See also

• Forge World
• The Forge of God
• Geordi La Forge
• Forgery
• La Forge (disambiguation)
• Old Forge (disambiguation)