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Why are there no female orcs?

Literally murdering Tolkien's work with this one. Orcs are meant to represent how British soldiers were supposed to see German and Austro-Hungarian. They're born as adults in scum and mud and bred only to kill, they don't have a sex because they don't sexually reproduce.
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Why are there no female orcs in Middle-earth?

Yes, female orcs do exist in Middle-earth. In a letter to one, Mrs Munby, JRR Tolkien wrote that female orcs do exist but that we've not seen them because they don't fight in Sauron's armies.
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Can orcs be female?

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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Are orcs born or made?

They were conceived of by Morgoth during the Years of the Lamps, serving him and later his successor, Sauron, in their quest to dominate Middle-earth. Before Oromë first found the Elves at Cuiviénen, Melkor kidnapped some of them and cruelly deformed them, twisting them into the first Orcs.
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Are there female orcs in Rings of Power?

'The Rings of Power' features the first female orcs

“There are some female Orcs that I truly loved,” Weber said. “But there's one Orc in particular, who's very, very tall and strong, who has a particularly enjoyable fight with one of our Elven characters that I suspect will be a favorite among fans.”
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How were Orcs created? Were there female Orcs? Tolkien Lore Q&A

How were Uruk-hai bred?

There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai were the result of crossbreeding Orcs and Men. There were other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, that appear to have been hybrids. "Half-orcs" were as tall as Men and are never described simply as Orcs, as the Uruk-hai frequently are.
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Can orcs breed with humans in lotr?

Orcs and humans can interbreed, and in this union create half-orcs. Humans and orcs have been enemies for decades and half-orcs represent something both races prefer not to think about.
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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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What elf created orcs?

The orcs appear (especially in The Lord of the Rings) as a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevolent race of monsters, contrasting with the benevolent Elves. They are a corrupted race of elves, either bred that way by Morgoth, or turned savage in that manner, according to the Silmarillion.
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What are orcs bred with?

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.
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Why can't orcs go in the sun?

Though Orcs can wander about in daylight, as is written both in Tolkien's books and seen in plenty of The Lord of the Rings adaptations, their preference for darkness remains with them, both a result of their first breeding and the will of their original master.
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Do orcs accept half-orcs?

Most orcs compliment the half-orcs on their intelligence and strength. This means that it is not uncommon for a half-orc to rise in power in his or her tribe. Half-orcs who live with humans are often interested in becoming adventurers since they cannot do much.
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Can a female orc be chief?

In ESO there's a chance that a female will become Chief and even a female Orc player can become the Chief.
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How do elves reproduce?

Elves view the sexual act as special and intimate, for it leads to the birth of children. Elves who are married cannot be forced by other Elves to have sex; before that they will lose the will to endure and go to Mandos. Elves have few children, and there are long intervals between each child.
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Are there any half-orcs?

Half-orcs were categorized as one of the varieties of Orc-kind, along with Orcs, Goblins, Hobgoblins and Uruks. Half-orc Bandits were found in the Lone-lands. They were affiliated with Saruman and could be found in almost every region he had influence in.
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Can half-orcs reproduce?

Orcs and humans have both held the Armlet of Strength and half-orcs are capable of interbreeding with both orcs and humans and continuing to produce fertile children. Interestingly, half-orcs like half-elves can also breed with other half-orcs and have created a fairly stable half-orcrace.
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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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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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Are Uruk Hai Elves?

The Truth of the Uruk-hai

The Uruk-hai are simple crossbreeds of human and orc, equivalent to a corrupted version of half-elves. There are two subspecies: Morgul Uruk-hai, bred by Morgoth and Sauron, similar to orcs but much larger and stronger.
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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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Why is the leader of the orcs an elf?

Adar reveals that he was captured by Morgoth during the Year of Trees, and was tortured by the dark lord. He became one of the very first Orcs within Middle-earth, and possesses both the powers of an Orc and an Elf. It's also suggested that Adar may have been involved in the death of Halbrand's family.
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Why do orcs hate elves in Lord of the Rings?

They have been enemies since Orcs came into existence. Orcs were created and bred (somehow) to be servants of Melkor, Sauron and much later, Saruman. Elves were one of the species that opposed their evil, so the orcs were naturally aimed at them.
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Why is Jakoby not blooded?

Biography. Nick Jakoby comes from a family of unblooded Orcs, those who do not belong to any blood clan and live among humans. Receiving the rejection of both humans and Orcs all his life, Jakoby wished to be a policeman, finally became the first Orc to do so in the United States.
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Do half-orcs exist in LOTR?

Half-orcs were servants of the wizard Saruman, who sought to control Middle-earth during the War of the Ring in the late Third Age. They were servants of Saruman, possibly bred from the same hybridization process as the fighting Uruk-hai.
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What did Saruman breed orcs with?

In the movie, Saruman says that the first Dark Lord bred the Orcs from captured Elves.
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