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Old 04-04-2005, 09:41 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Hot, crispy nice hobbit
But had there been any real indication as to the pointy ears of the orcs?
Well, if one holds with the proposition that Orcs were originally corrupted Elves, and assuming one accepts that (Tolkien's) Elves had pointed ears, then it makes sense that Orcs would have pointed ears too (albeit less shapely and attractive, no doubt ).
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