The Truth of the Uruk-hai - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 09-26-2007, 11:00 AM

To borrow from Rumil:
In my view orcs can be organised like this-

1a- snagas, mountain maggots, 'The Hobbit' goblins -small orcs
1b- everyday orcs, Grishnakh's company, majority of Mordor orcs - medium orcs
1c- Uruks or Uruk-hai of Mordor - big orcs
1d- Uruk-Hai of Isengard - various shades of mixture of orc and Men
1e- Halforcs that are obviously orcish
1f- Halforcs that could be mistaken for men

1d through 1f are all Saruman's specialty.

Also, eating man-flesh is no distinguisher of orcishness; cannibals eat man-flesh and they're men.

09-26-2007, 11:00 AM	#23
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	To borrow from Rumil: In my view orcs can be organised like this- 1a- snagas, mountain maggots, 'The Hobbit' goblins -small orcs 1b- everyday orcs, Grishnakh's company, majority of Mordor orcs - medium orcs 1c- Uruks or Uruk-hai of Mordor - big orcs 1d- Uruk-Hai of Isengard - various shades of mixture of orc and Men 1e- Halforcs that are obviously orcish 1f- Halforcs that could be mistaken for men 1d through 1f are all Saruman's specialty. Also, eating man-flesh is no distinguisher of orcishness; cannibals eat man-flesh and they're men.