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I think the watchers were originally "ordinary" watch statues made by Númenóreans of great craft and skills
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Hm, I have trouble picturing the Numenoreans making such sculptures
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Originally Posted by The tower of Cirith Ungol, RotK
Each had three joined bodies, and three heads facing outward, and inward, and across the gateway. The heads had vulture-faces, and on their great knees were laid clawlike hands.
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They look as living beings twisted for some purpose - a Machine if I may say so. Such deformations of living creatures could only be, imo, an expression of evil, not one of celebrating life and positive values.