Are the Uruk-Hai immortal?

Bob The Great · Post by **Bob The Great** » 2002-12-28 02:03am

Originally Posted by Graeme Dice
Not orcs and goblins. Orcs and Gondor men .

Ohhhhhh. That explains things. I too heard goblin-men, but that didn't make much sense, since goblin-men were supposed to be the final product of the inter-breeding.

So, did the movie get it wrong by showing the "birth" of the Orc that shot Boromir? I'm guessing he was an Uruk, judging by his size. And of course, Saruman refers to him as one of his "fighting Uruk-Hai."<-movie quote, not book. Is it possible Saruman used Uruk-Hai as a base for his breeding project, since they are Orcs, just really big and mean?

Morning Star · Post by **Morning Star** » 2002-12-29 02:23am

Bob The Great wrote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dice
Not orcs and goblins. Orcs and Gondor men .
Ohhhhhh. That explains things. I too heard goblin-men, but that didn't make much sense, since goblin-men were supposed to be the final product of the inter-breeding.

So, did the movie get it wrong by showing the "birth" of the Orc that shot Boromir? I'm guessing he was an Uruk, judging by his size. And of course, Saruman refers to him as one of his "fighting Uruk-Hai."<-movie quote, not book. Is it possible Saruman used Uruk-Hai as a base for his breeding project, since they are Orcs, just really big and mean?

It's feasible that Saruman used Uruk-hai and Gondor men to breed his half breeds.