![]() Spirits among the Elves, who planted seeds of doubt against the Valar. Melkor was the first to learn of the Awakening of the Elves. History " They were Elves once, taken by the dark powers, tortured and mutilated, a terrible, ruined form of life." - Saruman Before the First Age 5.2 The Return of the King (1980 animated film).5.1 The Lord of the Rings (1978 animated film).The Laiquendi, who suffered the most in the battle, hid themselves in Ossiriand under the cloak of secrecy, or took refuge in Doriath. The heavy losses that the Sindar suffered at the hands of the Orcs frightened them to the point that Melian, Queen of Doriath, raised a great enchantment to protect their kingdom. They besieged the Havens of the Falas under Círdan, and the siege was maintained until the arrival of the Ñoldor. The newly organized Orcs killed Denethor, the King of the lightly armed Laiquendi, but were eventually defeated by Thingol and his allies. For over a millennium, the Orcs were only a minor problem, but when Melkor (Morgoth) returned with the Silmarils he took full charge of them and soon unleashed them on Beleriand. They were first seen by the Dwarves who reported them to Thingol, King of Doriath, causing the latter to seek weapons of war for the first time. They multiplied and later spread through northern Middle-earth. Īfter the Battle of the Powers many Orcs (along with fallen Maiar and other evil servants of Melkor) survived in the deep caves, pits, chambers, and tunnels of Melkor's underground fortress Angband. Before Oromë first found the Elves at Cuiviénen, Melkor kidnapped some of them and cruelly deformed them, twisting them into the first Orcs. They were conceived of by Morgoth during the Years of the Trees, serving him and later his successor, Sauron, in their quest to dominate Middle-earth. Orcs were the primary soldiers of the Dark Lords' armies and the most common of their servants. ![]() " Tolkien creates them to represent all that is bad about modern war." - Lynette Nusbacher in The Story of J.R.R. ![]()
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