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obloquy · 06-26-2002, 10:12 PM

Maybe. It's speculative, though.

Edit: And I'm not saying that it's odd for Tolkien to use the word 'creatures' in reference to orcs and trolls, just that in this case he refers to orcs first and then to Sauron's 'creatures'.

[ June 27, 2002: Message edited by: obloquy ]

06-26-2002, 10:12 PM	#70
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	Maybe. It's speculative, though. Edit: And I'm not saying that it's odd for Tolkien to use the word 'creatures' in reference to orcs and trolls, just that in this case he refers to orcs first and then to Sauron's 'creatures'. [ June 27, 2002: Message edited by: obloquy ]