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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by dylan604 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @01:08AM (#31904302)
Weren't orcs made by Sauron rather than being a natural species though? So they were never really born in the normal mammalian method.
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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by peyton on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @01:11AM (#31904324)
They were made by Sauron’s boss. They breed on their own. Sauron has to convince the orcs to work for him; this was tough when he was in his more angelic form.
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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by alibrarydweller on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @07:46AM (#31906489)
You might be thinking of the "genetically enhanced" Uruk Hai orcs created by Saruman.
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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by dylan604 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @11:01AM (#31908619)
Quite possibly. I was never that deep into it, but have many many friends that are so I had heard them discussing various aspects. Clearly got some wires crossed
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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by mcv on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:07AM (#31907178)
If I'm not mistaken, Melkor (Morgoth) created orcs by corrupting elves. Saruman created Uruk-Hai by breeding orcs with humans.
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