Sauron's Armies

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Originally Posted by Mansun

I compared the estimated 30,000 orcs (& only orcs) at the Pelenor fields as seen in the film to that of the 10,000 Uruk-Hai army at Helm's Deep. It does see to me that about 3 times the numer for the former to the latter is about right. Certainly not 200,000, if you use that logic.

Not exactly sure what you mean.

I'm not sure of the 10,000 at Helm's Deep. Having watched the Battle of Helm's Deep for the SbS, it seems that no matter the number of Uruks slain, which seemingly a warrior could not help but add to the count (and don't get me started about the lack of Elvish kills!), at the end, as the Uruks make for the forest, there still seems to be way too many.

Not that I'm obsessed, but just want, like in other matters, that there be some consistency and rationality to the movie - and don't say that, well, we have wizards and balrogs, so why do we need consistency/rationality.