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Orcs... were elves?

ninja91 Orcs... were elves? 05-19-2006, 11:05 AM

davem Short answer is that Tolkien... 05-19-2006, 11:42 AM

Boromir88 It really comes down to what... 05-19-2006, 12:43 PM

Fordim Hedgethistle I've always just figured that... 05-19-2006, 01:18 PM

davem Clearly the problem he had... 05-19-2006, 01:39 PM

Lalwendë Could there even be Hobbit... 05-19-2006, 01:56 PM

Formendacil Only Orks with pureblooded... 05-19-2006, 02:42 PM

Boromir88 But the question is were... 05-19-2006, 08:50 PM

Raynor It must be pointed out that... 05-20-2006, 04:49 AM

Boromir88 Manwe, interesting post,... 05-20-2006, 06:33 AM

Mänwe Raynor But the Elves... 05-22-2006, 03:33 PM

Letty Yes,orcs were once elves.... 05-31-2006, 11:51 AM

Raynor In my opinion, the shortening... 10-05-2006, 02:35 PM

Gil-Galad alright, i pulled the... 10-06-2006, 10:39 PM

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Animalmother Hobbit kin as Orc ancestors 08-13-2010, 10:47 AM

skip spence Animalmother! I remember... 08-13-2010, 11:55 AM

Inziladun It is indeed an interesting... 08-13-2010, 01:01 PM

Galin Plus externally we don't find... 08-13-2010, 01:42 PM

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Feanor of the Peredhil Orcs: 08-15-2010, 03:20 PM

morwen edhelwen ha ha.. basically I guess if... 08-16-2010, 04:02 AM

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Galin I stumbled across an... 07-04-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

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Were-Elves.

Transformed into hideous beasts by the forces of darkness!

Meaning they turn back into Elves by Day? (Capitalisation intentional, of course.)

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