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Originally Posted by Inziladun
It is enough for me that the most recent conceptions of Orcish origins considered them as 'counterfeits'. As that is in line with my own thoughts of Arda's cosmology, I'll stick to it.
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The problem is that even that is not quite that simple, as shown in the ‘Myths Transformed’ section of
Morgoth's Ring. Of course, if all you wish is to maintain your own view, then by all means, but I strongly advocate that we at least recognize that Tolkien's conception was rather more complex.