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Old 05-31-2001, 05:43 AM   #3
Mithadan
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Re: The Spawning of Orcs

JRRT had varying conceptions of the origins of orcs throughout his life. He has variously suggested that: (1) orcs were &quot;created&quot; by Melkor in imitation of the Children of Iluvatar; (2) orcs are corrupted elves; (3) orcs are the result of interbreeding between beasts and men or &quot;demons&quot; (Maiar); (4) orcs are corrupted men.

For extensive discussion on this, check out the Silmarillion Canon forum. There are two lengthy threads on this issue, one named Orcish Fear and the other something like the Origins of Orcs. Feel free to reawaken those threads or continue this one and &quot;import&quot; info from the Silm. threads.

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