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Sauron the White · 03-16-2008, 02:06 PM

Why were the orcs on crutches? Thats a really good question. I aksed myself the same thing when I saw it since it looked really weird and seemed to serve no purpose although Mithalwen suggests they may have been spring loaded to help them in backflips and other moves. That could very well be the case. If so, I did not realize it when I saw the play. When I saw it I simply thought they were crutches and gave them a type of "on all fours" look. It reminded me a bit of the Flying Monkeys from WIZARD OF OZ when they scurried on the ground fighting the good guys.

here are some links so you can see the actual stuff

An Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ngg7wcbwEU

Arwen Evenstar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3LN5TUPHc

The Ringwraiths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPF_Xiv7Dlw

Lothlorien: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxS_k_0eu_4

Star of Earendil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0GNgdVz0A

The Final Battle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8QWBpYIlA

Flight to the Ford: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqY66cP13s

Epilogue: Farewells: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si6LAl6XhCw

Finale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJrsb6_6nfo

The Road Goes On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yA7gRDgqE

03-16-2008, 02:06 PM	#1
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	Why were the orcs on crutches? Thats a really good question. I aksed myself the same thing when I saw it since it looked really weird and seemed to serve no purpose although Mithalwen suggests they may have been spring loaded to help them in backflips and other moves. That could very well be the case. If so, I did not realize it when I saw the play. When I saw it I simply thought they were crutches and gave them a type of "on all fours" look. It reminded me a bit of the Flying Monkeys from WIZARD OF OZ when they scurried on the ground fighting the good guys. here are some links so you can see the actual stuff An Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ngg7wcbwEU Arwen Evenstar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3LN5TUPHc The Ringwraiths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPF_Xiv7Dlw Lothlorien: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxS_k_0eu_4 Star of Earendil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0GNgdVz0A The Final Battle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8QWBpYIlA Flight to the Ford: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqY66cP13s Epilogue: Farewells: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si6LAl6XhCw Finale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJrsb6_6nfo The Road Goes On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yA7gRDgqE Last edited by Sauron the White; 03-16-2008 at 02:10 PM.