Bio-warfare In Middle-earth

[Ivriniel]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

If the Orcs were 'corrupted' Elves, they should have at least some measure of an Elf's innate disease immunity. Even if that resistance was diluted, perhaps it provided enough protection that Morgoth (and Sauron) weren't overly concerned about casualties in their own forces.

Interesting. If corrupted Elves (ie the neo theory that they weren't might have bearing on this item).

We didn't learn much about their lifespan etc and native resilience, except that they bore young in the same manner as Elves and Men. I've been wanting to look at the Black Silmarillion to see if there was anything interesting in it about stuff like that.