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TolkienGurl · 10-28-2002, 11:45 AM

I don't think orcs were immortal. I'm not exactly sure why I think that, but I do. It just doesn't seem right. Immortality was a gift given to the elves, so after Morgoth corrupted them and made them orcs, I'm pretty sure that the Valar (or whoever) would have taken that gift away. Can you imagine trying to fight an immortal enemy? They also had other weaknesses such as they couldn't be in light (they hated it), etc.

I've always thought that orcs are the OPPOSITE of elves in everything.

[ October 28, 2002: Message edited by: TolkienGurl ]

10-28-2002, 11:45 AM	#1
TolkienGurl Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 637	I don't think orcs were immortal. I'm not exactly sure why I think that, but I do. It just doesn't seem right. Immortality was a gift given to the elves, so after Morgoth corrupted them and made them orcs, I'm pretty sure that the Valar (or whoever) would have taken that gift away. Can you imagine trying to fight an immortal enemy? They also had other weaknesses such as they couldn't be in light (they hated it), etc. I've always thought that orcs are the OPPOSITE of elves in everything. [ October 28, 2002: Message edited by: TolkienGurl ] __________________ Hopes fail. An end comes. We have only a little time to wait now. We are lost in ruin and downfall and there is no escape. -Frodo My Livejournal