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How are Uruk Hai made?

History. The Uruk-hai were created by Sauron
Sauron
Lieutenant of Morgoth

Sauron became Morgoth's capable servant, helping him in all the "deceits of his cunning". By the time Elves awoke in the world, Sauron had become Melkor's lieutenant and was given command over the new stronghold of Angband.
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late in the Third Age. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai created by the fallen wizard was the result of crossbreeding Orcs with Men or with Goblin-men.
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What are Uruk-hai a mix of?

In the movies Uruk-hai are described as a crossbreed between "Orcs and Goblin-men". This is a reference to the creatures mentioned by Gamling in the novel that blend the traits of Orcs and Men. These Uruks are sent after the Fellowship, and their initial captain is Lurtz, a movie-only character.
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How are Uruk-hai born from mud?

In short, orcs aren't made from mud but rather incubated in it. According to Tolkien's extensive backstory, the first orcs were fallen elves, corrupted and tortured into these horrific new forms.
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How were Uruks bred?

In The Book of Lost Tales, it is said that Orcs were "bred from the heats and slimes of the earth" through the sorcery of Morgoth. Again, Tolkien later changed this, as Morgoth could not create life on his own. This led to the most popular theory that Orcs were created from corrupted Elves.
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Where do Uruk-hai come from?

Although this never happens in the book, in the movies Saruman's Uruk-hai emerged from pods. This appears to be a sneaky way Peter Jackson paid homage to Tolkien's implied origin for Orcs – that they were bred by the first Dark Lord (Morgoth) from captured Elves through manipulation by his power.
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Why can't Nazgul cross water?

Ulmo was also the Vala connected to Elves and Men in Middle-earth, and was the one who aided them the most. The Nazgûl, as servants of Sauron, feared the power of Ulmo, and believed that some of his power might still flow through the waters of Middle-earth, hence why they avoided it as much as they could.
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Who created the first Uruk?

According to the SKL, Uruk was founded by the king Enmerkar.
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How were Elves turned into Orcs?

The first Dark Lord Melkor took hostage some Elves from Cuiviénen. He tortured them, beat them, and broke their bodies into the first deformed and twisted beings known as Orcs.
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How did the Orcs reproduce?

[turned] evil and savage in the wild", both according to The Silmarillion. The orcs "multiplied" like Elves and Men, i.e., reproduced sexually (with a mate).
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Why are Uruk-hai so strong?

Uruk-hai, however, were bred by Saruman in the Third Age in order to create a stronger army for Sauron in the War of the Ring. There are hints that Uruk-hai are the result of crossing men and orcs, to create a new breed that did not have the weaknesses of the Orcs.
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Are there female Uruk-hai?

ANSWER: Yes, there are female Orcs in Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings does not specifically mention female orcs but their presence is implied.
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Could Halbrand be Sauron?

Galadriel immediately becomes suspicious and soon confronts Halbrand. He concedes that, yes, he is Sauron, and hopes to restore order to Middle-earth. He offers her a place alongside him as his queen. Given the sexual tension these two have shared throughout the series, it's not an unreasonable proposal.
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How are half-orcs born?

Half-Orcs are even possible because of how the Orc was made. Orcs were made similarly to the Elves, who can also mate with Humans. So, when the first Orc mated with the first Human in 867wr, the first Half-Orc was born. He would lead the tribe he was born to, and would help create more Half-Orcs.
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Why did Saruman breed Uruk-hai?

In The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy by Peter Jackson, Saruman appeared to believe that the Uruks were his invention. In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf mentions Saruman breeding the Uruks to possess the traits of "Orcs and goblin men" without the two races' weaknesses.
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Why can't Orcs go in sunlight?

Like any sort of subterranean creature, they were less accustomed to light and weren't built for it. Therefore, any contact with light would prove harmful to orcs as they thrived underground in caves and pits and the like.
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Are Uruk-hai half Elves?

The Uruk-hai are simple crossbreeds of human and orc, equivalent to a corrupted version of half-elves.
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How are Orcs blooded?

An Orc becomes blooded through a ritual performed after committing some brave or heroic act involved in preserving or maintaining the clan's way of life. Usually, this happens after an Orc's first victory in battle. Being an adult unblooded Orc is one of the most shameful things in Orcish society.
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Who is the father of the Orcs?

We see a brief glimpse of this breeding process in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In the Silvan Elvish language "Adar" is Sindarin for "father." Adar is the father of the Orcs, in a sense.
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Did the old ones create Orcs?

The Orks are a biologically-engineered species, created more than 60 million Terran years ago as a warrior race originally called the Krork by the long-vanished reptilian alien species known as the Old Ones, whom the Orks refer to as the Brain Boyz. Ancient Orks.
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Is Aragorn half elf?

Aragorn is not half Elf, although he is a descendant of Elros, who is half Elf (and the brother of Elrond, the half-Elf who raised him), which explains why Aragorn's life span is unusually long.
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How long do orcs live?

For orcs, the age at which they're officially "adult" comes a little later than humans. Orcs reach maturity at about age 18-20. Middle age is around age 40 or so, old age at 65, venerable age at 80, and they rarely live beyond 100 years of age.
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What happened to orcs after Sauron died?

Some went mad and killed themselves, others fled and likely formed their own communities. Last time Sauron was defeated they still held together bands that were strong enough to kill Isildur, so they can operate well enough independently.
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Is AZOG an Uruk-hai?

He was a great orc chieftan that was killed by Dain at the Battle of Azanulbizar.
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Are Orcs immortal like Elves?

It is unknown if the Orcs were immortal like the Elves. There is, in any case, a hint for a long lifespan in the story of two of the most famous Orc-chieftains: Azog and Bolg. Bolg, being the son of Azog, was the chieftain of the Orcs who attacked Erebor in the Battle of Five Armies in T.A. 2941.
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Where did Saruman get his Orcs?

"Isengard Orcs" refers to the Orcs in Isengard who were in the service of Saruman. They were either bred by the wizard or recruited from the Orcs in the Misty Mountains. In the books, the term "Isengard Orcs" is never used for the specification of any breed, although much of Saruman's army is made up from Orcs.
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