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Message no. 1
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Elveses, Goblins and other stuff
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 21:26:04 +0100
In article <yam7140.515.136475920@****.amigaworld.com>, Barbie
<barbie@**********.COM> rambled on endlessly about Dark Conspiracy (Was
- Re: FASA Being Sold? Semi-OT?)
>At 20-Jul-97 wrote Avenger:
>
>
>>By the Tolkien mythology, which seems a strong influence in the fantasy
>>genre, orks are a race derived from Elves. They are in fact Sauron's
>>corruption created from his desire to become like the creator. He
>>used/uses Elves to create the Orks. Orks, however are more than capable
>>of breeding, and hence you get variations on the theme.
>
>Not truly wrong but not truly right.
>Morgoth created the Orcs from the Elves trough genetic manipulation
>of Elves .

Sorry, my fault, the thread made me think of the breeding pits below
Mount Doom, and thus Sauron, who was Morgoths' favoured (IIRC)) so I
made the connection and the brain screwed it up - again. :) The main
problem with reading a whole pile of "epic" fantasy novels is the
similarity with the plots tends to confuse the mind occassionally. I
made a similar mistake once in another list where I confused Sauron with
another dark enemy from a different series of books - something I'm
particularly good at - confusing things that is. :)



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