2024-08-31 00:02:06
Tolkien stated in a letter dated 21 October 1963 to a Mrs. Munsby that "there must have been orc-women". [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-1-12) Author
2024-08-31 00:54:30
NNN - it’s widely known that every orc in every piece of Tolkien literature is a male with zero mention of females or families. Also Wikipedia is never a reliable source for a community note. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-0-7) Author
2024-08-31 04:41:08
The origins of Orcs is actually something Tolkien never set in stone. He changed his mind many times but has referenced they mate like humans. "For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the Children of Ilúvatar" [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-1-6) Author
2024-08-31 05:16:29
Tolkien has written that Orcs had to multiply "after the manner of the Children of Ilúvatar." [Link] The claim of Orcs being "wholly evil" contrasts Tolkien's struggle with giving them morality at all, as he was afraid of endorsing racism by claiming a sentient race was evil. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-0-11) Author
2024-08-31 16:03:07
NNN possibly the dumbest abuse of CN ever, discuss in the comments NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-3) Author
2024-09-01 14:21:35
There is no correct or incorrect interpretation regarding how orcs began and bred. This is because Tolkien himself continued to change his theories post publication. One theory was Orcs bred with and alike to men. You can see a timeline of Tolkien’s different theories here: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-2) Author