Valar reproduction

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by alatar

Weren't orcs made from elves? I've already provided one way to explain this phrase; another may be that, due to constraints by Eru in that the Maia could only take approved forms, the evil Maia circumvent this by taking the actual captured elf bodies and wearing them like wetsuits, then procreating in the standard physical world method.

That would depend on how quickly an Elf body deteriorated though, once dead. I know there is something specific about this in HoME X...