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Old 04-05-2005, 12:02 PM   #1
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Well this is very confusing, and that is just odd! Good searching, though, Eomer. I'd never thought of googling our heroes. i prefer a good old paper search, but one cannot ignore the power of the net when researching wargs.
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Old 04-05-2005, 12:15 PM   #2
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Well this is very confusing, and that is just odd! Good searching, though, Eomer. I'd never thought of googling our heroes. i prefer a good old paper search, but one cannot ignore the power of the net when researching wargs.
Could that be an indication of an interest on the part of the famed Wargy? Surely it is not pure coincidence that his name was selected for that enterprise. Was it just a vile attempt to cash in on his great name, or was Wargy actually associated with things of that nature, so that an association, unlikely though it may be to human minds, was obvious to that of a Warg?
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Old 04-05-2005, 03:02 PM   #3
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There is a possibility, however slim and unlikely, that wargy was in fact a wedding photographer. Remember that Wargs transcend logic, so while it may seem stupid for Wargy- knowing all that we do about him- to spend his spare time doing so, we cannot apply such statements, because what is 'stupidity' to us, is purest logic to a Warg.
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Old 04-06-2005, 10:02 AM   #4
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My, my! What a remarkable site you offer in your signature Samwise. Hopefully word will get around.

As to the link between Wargy and wedding photography, I have grave doubts; but we should investigate, certainly.

My tale of the so-called 'Warg Riders' of the Third Age is ready to post. Perhaps it will shed some light on that infamous movie line. Recall the Orc that sneered in answer to Saruman? They were Orcs of that kind.

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Old 04-06-2005, 10:56 AM   #5
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Boots The Warg Riders

In the Third Age of Middle-earth, memory only remained of the Warg Rider, Cam Beleg, that most treacherous of foes, death arranged by Melkor in the zenith of the Dark Lord's cunning. But still there were beings who hailed The Warg Rider as a god.

There were a group of Orcs who devoted themselves to carrying out ruinous deeds in the name of Cam Beleg. This motley crew had arranged after being exiled from their homes for being, dare I say.....too evil. These Orcs were true anarchists, showing nothing but contempt for even the Orc hierarchies. Thus, they were banished and left to fend for themselves.

These Orcs included Grifdokh, Marshmak and Bellizor, three Orcs from the large population in Rhun. These three were magnificent warriors who had been denied high office due to dirty Orc politics. They abandoned their people and vanished from the east.

Maldakar was an extremely intelligent Orc. He could converse with any creature in Middle-earth, even the trees, for it is said he was taught by Elves. He had so many enemies that he was not welcome anywhere.

Uchnogh could control water. It is said that he had been assigned this power by Ulmo - by mistake. He used the power to cruel ends. He was hated by the Orcs of Anfalas and banished from their kingdom.

Finally, Sarcroch was a very ancient Orc. He was a sorceror, and he had always been alone.

These six Orcs came together by chance one cold night in the South Downs, south-east of Bree. They quickly perceived that they could gain much from a fellowship. So they collaberated and brought to them many Wargs, for they desired to emulate Cam Beleg, The Warg Rider, the only one any of them had ever admired.

Now, these Wargs were very weak by Warg standards. Corrupted long before, they did all that was demanded of them by the Orcs. And foul things were demanded. Their chief delight was in the pillaging of small villages. They took especial pleasure in the murder of young children and adolescents. They stole everything. They even kidnapped the daughter of one Ragnar, a man of the Wold. He was rendered inconsolable by this. They were, in short, a nightmare to all right-minded people, these Warg Riders.

So, it was decided to destroy them once and for all. But they were so hard to find, due to their many skills. Even when they were found it was difficult to do anything forceful against them. So the enemies of the Warg Riders enlisted the help of a mysterious wizard known only as Kirlyo. He used his skills and advised them to travel to a small pass in the east of Harlindon, where he told his hearers that the Warg Riders would pass in the next three weeks.

They travelled to that pass and set up a secret camp there, no fewer than 500 very angry men led by Ragnar, who was hoping to find his daughter. They waited for days but nothing happened. As they were giving up hope, they turned to Kirlyo to ask what they should do. Kirlyo was gone. At this very moment of realisation, they became aware that they were surrounded by fire. As they faced their deaths, they looked upward to the sky and saw Kirlyo laughing at them. His face slowly turned into that evil picture that they all knew; an Orc. It was Sarcroch the sorceror, and he had deceived them.

Just one example of the way the Warg Riders played the game of horror and pain. They enjoyed it immensely.
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Old 04-08-2005, 03:08 PM   #6
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A great tale, Eomer. We here at The Warg and Warg Rider Appreciation have come to expect only the highest standard of literature, and once again we were not disappointed.

Pray tell, Horsemaster, do you know anything of the Wargs who were enslaved by these orcs? Names, histories? Anything would, needless to say, be much appreciated.
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:07 AM   #7
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I'll look right into it, sir. I am pretty sure they were miserable creatures, not unlike your regular Orcs in that regard. Hating life and themselves but unable to do anything about it.
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