Middle Earth Census - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lady Snickerdoodle · 04-13-2004, 06:43 PM

I don't think orcs would count because it would be kind of hard to find them all, and even then, they're supposed to have multiplied beyond number or whatever the quote was. *shudders*

Gil Galad · 04-13-2004, 06:51 PM

That is a very discomforting thought Lady S.

Lady Snickerdoodle · 04-13-2004, 07:10 PM

lol, but it's true you know... Think about it. A complex and intricate web of infested tunnels stretched through a major part of the Misty Mountains. And then the plains in Mordor trampled as far as Frodo and Sam could see with camped orc armies. Then the Moria population. Orthanc's too, though its kind of insignificant compared to the rest. All together thats a lot of orcs...

Have I forgotten anyone?

Gil Galad · 04-13-2004, 07:14 PM

hmm.... yes... lot's of orcs..... they don't taste very good.

(I also signed your guestbook on your site Lady S.

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The Perky Ent · 04-13-2004, 10:47 PM

It depends greatly on when you take the census! If you took it after the war of the ring, you'd have about 1,000,000 less orcs in your census. There's a big drop there!

Here's a thought, what would be the census of Lindon. That's a question...and a small number!

And don't forget Fangorn! Ents, perky or not, have a say in a census also! Not to mention the ents in buckland...

Lady Snickerdoodle · 04-14-2004, 05:01 PM

Ooh yes, ents too. Those would probably be easier to keep track of seeing as they're generally in one place. So number of trees by square acre times the area of Fangorn Forest... Did Tolkien ever mention how big the forest was?
(lol, thanks for signing Gil Galad!)

***Sharkû*** · 04-15-2004, 08:08 AM

There are maps, yes.

04-13-2004, 06:43 PM	#1
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	I don't think orcs would count because it would be kind of hard to find them all, and even then, they're supposed to have multiplied beyond number or whatever the quote was. shudders __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide

04-13-2004, 06:51 PM	#2
Gil Galad Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: hmm... good question.... Posts: 58	That is a very discomforting thought Lady S. __________________ A red sun rises... blood has been spilt this night.- Legolas TTT Certainty of death, small chance of success... what are we waiting for?- Gimli ROTK

04-13-2004, 07:10 PM	#3
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	lol, but it's true you know... Think about it. A complex and intricate web of infested tunnels stretched through a major part of the Misty Mountains. And then the plains in Mordor trampled as far as Frodo and Sam could see with camped orc armies. Then the Moria population. Orthanc's too, though its kind of insignificant compared to the rest. All together thats a lot of orcs... Have I forgotten anyone? __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide

04-13-2004, 07:14 PM	#4
Gil Galad Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: hmm... good question.... Posts: 58	hmm.... yes... lot's of orcs..... they don't taste very good. (I also signed your guestbook on your site Lady S. ) __________________ A red sun rises... blood has been spilt this night.- Legolas TTT Certainty of death, small chance of success... what are we waiting for?- Gimli ROTK

04-13-2004, 10:47 PM	#5
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	It depends greatly on when you take the census! If you took it after the war of the ring, you'd have about 1,000,000 less orcs in your census. There's a big drop there! Here's a thought, what would be the census of Lindon. That's a question...and a small number! And don't forget Fangorn! Ents, perky or not, have a say in a census also! Not to mention the ents in buckland... __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

04-14-2004, 05:01 PM	#6
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	Ooh yes, ents too. Those would probably be easier to keep track of seeing as they're generally in one place. So number of trees by square acre times the area of Fangorn Forest... Did Tolkien ever mention how big the forest was? (lol, thanks for signing Gil Galad!) __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide

04-15-2004, 08:08 AM	#7
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	There are maps, yes.