forge A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the ...

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 Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compression (physics), compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die (manufacturing), die. Forging is often classif ...

, the process of deforming a metal workpiece by working with localized compressive forces *

Finery forge A finery forge is a forge used to produce wrought iron from pig iron by decarburization in a process called "fining" which involved liquifying cast iron in a fining hearth and decarburization, removing carbon from the molten cast iron through Redo ...

, a works where pig iron was fined and forged (drawn out) into bars of wrought iron *

Bloomery A bloomery is a type of metallurgical furnace once used widely for smelting iron from its iron oxides, oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. Bloomeries produce a porous mass of iron and slag called ...

, a forge where iron ore was smelted to produce wrought iron

Media and arts

Forge (comics) Forge is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, he has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. ...

, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who is associated with the X-Men * ''Forge'', a book of poetry by

Jan Zwicky Janine Louise Zwicky (born 10 May 1955) is a Canadian philosopher, poet, essayist, and musician. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in June 2022. Life and career Zwicky received her BA from the University of Calgary and earned her PhD at ...

, 2011 * ''Forge'', a 2010, a historical fiction book by

Laurie Halse Anderson Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contributio ...

* Forge, a website on productivity published by

Medium Medium may refer to: Aircraft *Medium bomber, a class of warplane * Tecma Medium, a French hang glider design Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Medium'' (1921 film), a German silent film * ''The Medium'' (1951 film), a film vers ...

* ''The Forge'' (Goya), a painting by Francisco Goya * "The Forge" (''Star Trek: Enterprise''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * ''The Forge'', a novel by

Radclyffe Hall Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall (12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943), more known under her pen name Radclyffe Hall, was an English poet and author, best known for the novel ''The Well of Loneliness'', a groundbreaking work in lesbian literatur ...

published in 1924 * The Forge, a British TV production company founded by

George Faber George Faber may refer to: * George Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham (1852–1931), British peer *George Stanley Faber (1773–1854), English theologist *George Faber (TV producer) George Stephen John Faber (born 30 November 1959) is a British ...

* ''Forged'' (film), a 2010 drama film * '' The Forge'', a 2024 Christian biblical drama film

Computer gaming

Forge (level editor) ''Halo'' is a military science fiction video game series and media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by Halo Studios (previously 343 Industries), part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series laun ...

, a map editor for the

Halo HALO, halo, halos or haloes may refer to: Most common meanings * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head * ''Halo'' (franchise), a sci-fi video game series (2001–2021) Arts and en ...

series of video games * A planned but canceled sequel to LucasArts's adventure game ''

Loom A loom is a device used to weaving, weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the Warp (weaving), warp threads under tension (mechanics), tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of ...

'' * ''Forge'' (video game), a game by Dark Vale Studios * Forge Mod Loader, a popular modification loader in

Minecraft modding A ''Minecraft'' mod is a mod that changes aspects of the sandbox game ''Minecraft''. ''Minecraft'' mods can add additional content to the game, make tweaks to specific features, and optimize performance. Thousands of mods for the game have bee ...

Roleplaying gaming

* ''The Forge'' (roleplaying game website), dedicated to indie roleplaying games

Computer software

Forge (software) In free and open-source software (FOSS) development communities, a forge is a web-based collaborative software platform for both developing and sharing computer applications. For software developers it is an online service to host the tools th ...

, a collaborative software development management system *

Sound Forge Sound Forge (formerly known as Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, and later as Sony Sound Forge) is a digital audio editing suite by Magix, which is aimed at the professional and semi-professional markets. There are two versions of Sound Forge: Sound For ...

, a digital audio editing and creation suite

Places

* Forge, Cornwall, England *

Forge, Powys Forge () is a village in the county of Powys, Wales near to Machynlleth. It lies on the southern Afon Dulas on the mountain road to Dylife and Llanidloes Llanidloes () is a town and community on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the ...

, Wales *

Clifton Forge, Virginia Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the greater Roanoke Region. The population was 3,555 at the 2020 census. The Jackson River flows through the town, which as a result was once known as Ja ...

, USA *

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,343 at the 2020 census. Situated north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily t ...

, USA *

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania The village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement. It is located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. The remaining village is in Schu ...

, USA

People with the name

Andrew Forge Andrew Murray Forge (10 November 1923, Hastingleigh, Kent – 4 September 2002, New Milford, Connecticut, United States) was an English painter, academic, and art critic. After Leighton Park School, Forge studied art at the Camberwell School of ...

(1923-2002), English painter *

Tobias Forge Tobias Jens Forge (; born 3 March 1981) is a Swedish musician. He is the frontman, leader, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member of the masked rock band Ghost, performing live as their vocalist under the stage names Papa Emeritus, Cardi ...

(born 1981), Swedish singer, musician, and songwriter

Other uses

* FORGE Program, a United Nations-sanctioned NGO that links Western students to African refugees *

Forge FC Forge FC, also known as Forge Football Club, Forge FC Hamilton, or Hamilton Forge FC, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadia ...

, a Canadian soccer club *

Forger Peak Forger Peak is a mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description Forger Peak is located southeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is part of the McBride Range which is a subrange of the Coast Mountains. Precipitation ru ...

, a mountain in Canada * The Forge (restaurant), a restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida *

The Forge Shopping Centre The Forge Shopping Centre (or Parkhead Forge) is in the East End of Glasgow, in Parkhead. The shopping centre bore the name from the former William Beardmore and Company steel works site, which had closed in 1983. History Construction The ...

, Glasgow, Scotland *

Ponds Forge Ponds Forge International Sports Centre is a leisure complex in Sheffield, England. It has an Olympic-sized swimming pool with 2,600 seating capacity, a family and children's pools (50 m Competition pool and 25 metre diving pit ...

, sports centre in Sheffield, England