Actually, Tolkien does state that the Orcs aren't immortal, and that they were twisted men (there were also two other texts, but the first was filled with notes, and the second was abandoned) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
(somewhere in Morgoths Ring, I think)
[ January 30, 2003: Message edited by: Falagar ]
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