Where in Mordor is there food? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

ninja91 · 11-22-2006, 10:38 AM

I thought that prisoners worked the fields of Nurn, which were surprisingly fertile. The food from there was then brought up to feed the armies of Sauron. Around Lake Nurnen, the lands were farmable (if that is a word).

High King Fingolfin · 11-28-2006, 11:21 PM

I always had the impression that while the Orcs where fairly proficient in metals, due to Sauron's influence, they had neither the ability nor the inclination to work farmland. So that might be why Sauron used slaves, also, not having the Orcs growing their own food allows more of them to be used for military purposes.

11-28-2006, 11:21 PM	#2
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	I always had the impression that while the Orcs where fairly proficient in metals, due to Sauron's influence, they had neither the ability nor the inclination to work farmland. So that might be why Sauron used slaves, also, not having the Orcs growing their own food allows more of them to be used for military purposes. __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx