Are orcs actually evil? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

skip spence · 04-05-2008, 03:48 AM

Good point The Sixth Wizard.

In fact, If orcs and men are interbreedable, they must be the same race biologically, if their offspring are able to reproduce. That would make orcs no more (or at least, not much more) different to men than, for example, ethnic Chinese are to eskimoes. And doesn't Tolkien talk about modern day orcs too? Wow, I never really thought about that before. Orcs are men. Simple as that.

04-05-2008, 03:48 AM	#12
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Good point The Sixth Wizard. In fact, If orcs and men are interbreedable, they must be the same race biologically, if their offspring are able to reproduce. That would make orcs no more (or at least, not much more) different to men than, for example, ethnic Chinese are to eskimoes. And doesn't Tolkien talk about modern day orcs too? Wow, I never really thought about that before. Orcs are men. Simple as that. __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan