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Topic: Re: Question about the orgin of orcs & goblins...
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Posted: November 24, 1999 at 15:42:18: by Fangorn the Wizard
: : There's a fair bit about this in Morgoth's Ring and whilst yours is the popular-held belief, it is suggested that they could also come from men or even that they were corruptions of other beings and spirits.

: This may have been dealt with already but... wouldn't orcs deriving from elves imply immortality (or at least extreme longevity)?

I don't think anyone can wholly answer that but if you scroll down to the Orc Death/Morgoth's Ring threads you may find some good arguments & points of discussion.



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