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13No question about the fundamental nature or origin of the orcs is going to have a satisfactory answer, since Tolkien never resolved these kinds of questions to his own satisfaction.– BuzzCommented Oct 8, 2022 at 23:47
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5Why wouldn’t part of the corruption be that they reproduce faster than elves?– Todd WilcoxCommented Oct 9, 2022 at 2:09
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1You've answered your own question. The elves had few children because they weren't a passionate race, hence procreation was a rare event. Humans (and Orcs) on the other hand, are at it like knives and have lots of babies– ValorumCommented Oct 9, 2022 at 5:48
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1q.v. Why don't elves have more babies?– ValorumCommented Oct 9, 2022 at 5:55
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2I am not much knowledgeable about the LOTR, so I cannot provide a proper answer. But a shadow of an answer might be this: watch the movie "Idiocracy", if you did not watch it already. There, both the "orcs" and the "elves" are just people. Yet, the difference stands - the "orcs" multiply much faster than the "elves".– virolinoCommented Oct 10, 2022 at 9:50
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