Orcs served under Morgoth in the First Age and Sauron in the Second and Third Ages It is also rumoured that some of the Elves were being captured by a "Rider" if they strayed too far, and it was believed by the Eldar that these unfortunate Elves were brought to Utumno, where they were cruelly tortured and twisted into Orcs. He soon began sending evil 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 in The Fellowship of the Ring film adaptation First Age 7.2 The Return of the King (1980 animated film). 7.1 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 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 alongside other servants of Melkor survived in the deep caves, pits, chambers, and tunnels of Melkor's underground fortress Angband. It was believed by the Eldar that before Oromë first discovered Cuiviénen, Morgoth had kidnapped some of the Avari and cruelly deformed them, twisting them into the first Orcs. Invented by Morgoth during the Years of the Trees of the First Age, they served him and later his successor, Sauron, in their aims to dominate Middle-earth. Orcs were the primary soldiers of both Dark Lords' armies, and their most common 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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