Sauron's Armies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

ninja91 · 09-07-2006, 08:35 AM

Mansun... we have machine guns and nukes. We probably would not have one casualty... they would just be mowed down with bullets. Oh yeah, and shells. And mines. And bombs.

09-07-2006, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ninja91

Mansun... we have machine guns and nukes. We probably would not have one casualty... they would just be mowed down with bullets. Oh yeah, and shells. And mines. And bombs.

I was referring more towards numbers.

ninja91 · 09-08-2006, 05:23 AM

If you are talking about numbers, then I think that Sauron's armies definitely have the edge then.

alatar · 09-08-2006, 10:22 AM

I think that the number is between 100,000 and 200,000, though Gimli and Legolas would know for sure. I've found these:

"With 100,000 orcs participating in the massive Battle of Pelennor Fields, Taylor and his crew decided to provide them with distinguishing features. "We played around with prosthetics. We created an Elephant Man-style orc and characters with more mutated growths."" Full article here .

And there was this: "The battle pitted 120,000 digital orcs, each with its own AI fighting style and armour against 8,000 digital Riders of Rohan."

And this that mentions an orc army "200,000 strong" (page 4).

ArathorofBarahir · 01-03-2007, 02:33 PM

In the ROTK EE, didn't they PJ or somebody give us a roundabout number? Something like 200,000 at the Pelennor Fields, while about twice that remained behind in Mordor? I know those two numbers seem a little bit much, but if Sauron had been massing armies since his return to Mordor, I think the overall number of his armies would definitely be over 100,000, as much as 400,000 I don't think so, maybe around 250,000 max.

Elmo · 01-28-2007, 05:02 PM

I'm sure I've read Bouddica (don't ask me how its spelt) army was 100,000 and Melkor knows how many troops Xerxes had at Thermopylae so it is possible to have that larges armies in pre modern eras. and as for providing food orcs seemed to enjoy eating any flesh so I'm sure that can't have been much of a problem

Kuruharan · 01-29-2007, 06:46 PM

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I'm sure I've read Bouddica (don't ask me how its spelt) army was 100,000 and Melkor knows how many troops Xerxes had at Thermopylae so it is possible to have that larges armies in pre modern eras.

And, of course, ancient historians are not at all known for inflating the numbers in their texts.

09-08-2006, 10:22 AM	#4
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	I think that the number is between 100,000 and 200,000, though Gimli and Legolas would know for sure. I've found these: "With 100,000 orcs participating in the massive Battle of Pelennor Fields, Taylor and his crew decided to provide them with distinguishing features. "We played around with prosthetics. We created an Elephant Man-style orc and characters with more mutated growths."" Full article here . And there was this: "The battle pitted 120,000 digital orcs, each with its own AI fighting style and armour against 8,000 digital Riders of Rohan." And this that mentions an orc army "200,000 strong" (page 4). __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

01-03-2007, 02:33 PM	#5
ArathorofBarahir Wight Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Crickhallow Posts: 247	In the ROTK EE, didn't they PJ or somebody give us a roundabout number? Something like 200,000 at the Pelennor Fields, while about twice that remained behind in Mordor? I know those two numbers seem a little bit much, but if Sauron had been massing armies since his return to Mordor, I think the overall number of his armies would definitely be over 100,000, as much as 400,000 I don't think so, maybe around 250,000 max. __________________ King of the Dead: The dead do not suffer the living to pass. Aragorn: You will suffer me.

01-28-2007, 05:02 PM	#6
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	I'm sure I've read Bouddica (don't ask me how its spelt) army was 100,000 and Melkor knows how many troops Xerxes had at Thermopylae so it is possible to have that larges armies in pre modern eras. and as for providing food orcs seemed to enjoy eating any flesh so I'm sure that can't have been much of a problem __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.