How did Morgoth create Orcs?

In The Fall of Gondolin Morgoth made them of slime by sorcery, "bred from the heats and slimes of the earth". Or, they were "beasts of humanized shape", possibly, Tolkien wrote, Elves mated with beasts, and later Men.
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How did Morgoth turn Elves into Orcs?

Melkor/Morgoth created orcs by kidnapping and corrupting elves with torture and evil magic. He likely did the same to men once they appeared on Middle Earth too, but we don't know for sure. It is said that of all the evil Melkor did the corrupting of elves into orcs was the most hateful to Illuvitar.
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How did Morgoth create creatures?

The Dark Lord didn't precisely create the creatures he possessed and used as servants during his time in Middle-earth. Instead, he preferred forcing them to his will - torturing and corrupting them to obey him and breeding them in order to make them more malicious and machine-like.
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How were Orcs created?

As you probably know if you've read the Silmarillion, the Orcs were created by Morgoth in imitation of the Elves or from Elves he had captured during their journey to the Two Trees of Valinor.
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How did Sauron breed Orcs?

Sauron didn't create orcs, he merely recruited them. The original Orcs were created by Melkor (Morgoth) and beyond that they reproduced naturally, through the normal means. Sauron built his armies by recruiting them, calling them to Mordor through magical means and rallying them under his cause.
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Why did Saruman breed Orcs?

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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How did Saruman get so many Orcs?

Having betrayed the White Council, Saruman began to secretly muster a following at Isengard, throwing in his lot with the neighbouring enemies of Gondor and Rohan. Around TA 2990, he started making his own Orcs and eventually crossbreeding them with Men.
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Why are there no female Orcs in lotr?

Females are likely used entirely as breeding stock as horrible as it sounds. Tolkien confirmed female orcs in letters. No real debate except with those only familiar with the movie. Your on track about them not showing up in the books due to the orcs military nature.
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How did Elves turn to Orcs?

The origin(s) of orcs were explained two different ways (i.e., inconsistently) by Tolkien: the orcs were either East Elves (Avari) enslaved, tortured, and bred by Morgoth (as Melkor became known), or, "perhaps ... Avari [(a race of elves)] ... [turned] evil and savage in the wild", both according to The Silmarillion.
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Who killed Morgoth?

He will fight in the Last Battle against the Valar and their allies, but will ultimately be slain by Túrin Turambar, the Man he cursed. By finally defeating Morgoth, Túrin will avenge not only himself, but all members of the race of Men.
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Was Smaug created by Morgoth?

For one, the Grey Mountains were known as breeding grounds for dragons. So, the drakes of Middle-earth could reproduce naturally, which meant that not all the dragons were old enough for Morgoth to have made personally. To that end, The Hobbit book stated that Smaug was a young dragon when he attacked Erebor.
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What turned Morgoth evil?

Envy: He hates how he cannot make life and is jealous of Eru's ability to create life which is why he creates Discord and is the prime motivation of Morgoth. If it isn't mine than I will destroy it. Gluttony: He breaks his promise and betray Ungoliant and so he can keep the Silmarils for himself.
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Did Morgoth create the Balrog?

Morgoth didn't create inanimate objects like rings of power, but he was the one that originally filled Middle-earth with evil. Using his power, Morgoth corrupted a group of Maia and turned them into demonic Balrogs. He also created Orcs by perverting Elves, and he made Trolls by tainting Ents.
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How did Morgoth create goblins?

Orcs and goblins are the same thing. They both come from the same source; Morgoth twisting and debasing captured elves before his captivity. The words are largely used interchangeably. It's really only insinuated that Orcs are corrupted Elves.
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Who is stronger Morgoth or Sauron?

Morgoth is the more powerful of the two. Morgoth was the mightiest of the Valar, a group whose weakest member would outpace Sauron. However, there are some circumstances and eras in which Sauron would win the day. Morgoth was born far beyond Sauron but lost and surrendered much of his power.
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Are there female Orcs?

No female Orc character is ever depicted in the Lord of the Rings, and no information about orcs' society and upbringing (apart from it being violent and cruel)is given, but there are indeed female orcs and for what we know they might be hardly distinguishable from males (like it happens for dwarves) and even be apt to ...
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Are Orcs technically elves?

Orsimer (Pariah Folk in Aldmeris), called Orcs by humans and Ornim in their own tongue, are a race of elves that was created from the Aldmer after the Aedra Trinimac was corrupted into the Daedric Prince Malacath. Trinimac's followers and kin were transformed into the first Orsimer.
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Were the Uruk Hai once elves?

They were originally elves, because Morgoth took them and imprisoned in his Fortress of Utumno, and they became twisted and corrupted under his influence. Uruks were apparently bred by Sauron, being a larger species of orc.
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Were all Orcs once elves?

However, this doesn't mean that all the Orcs in The Lord of the Rings used to be Elves. After the first batch was corrupted, the Orcs began to breed on their own. At first, they might have looked more like the Elves, but after thousands of years, they evolved into the beings seen during Frodo's journey.
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Can orcs breed with humans in lotr?

They can. It is specifically stated that Saruman bred orcs with humans to create beings not afraid of sunlight. Frodo saw one of these in Bree, and others were seen at the battle of Helm's Deep.
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Do LOTR orcs reproduce?

Tolkien didn't go into it, except to say that it was rapid and underground. But they were biological creatures, so presumably by sexual reproduction like all the higher animals. The life of a female orc doesn't bear thinking about.
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Can half-orcs and elves have children?

Apprently half-elves and half-orcs can't crossbreed at ALL.
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Why do the Uruk-hai come out of the ground?

In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, the Uruk-hai are shown as being released from a kind of membrane in the mud deep under Isengard (special commentary on the DVD edition explained that they were trying to base the scene on an early description of Tolkien's that Orcs "worm their way out of the ground like maggots ...
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How did Saruman breed Uruk-hai?

Uruk-Hai were bred by Saruman in Isengard and were speculated to be the crossbreeding of Orcs and Men. That said, while he was shown to have a more hands-on approach with the Uruk-hai, he merely added to what was already created by Sauron.
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Did Gandalf become stronger than Saruman?

Saruman was a higher-ranked wizard and the leader of the White Council, while Gandalf was primarily seen as a wise warrior and counselor to Frodo. Gandalf became stronger as the White Wizard and the leader of the wizards, ultimately besting Saruman in combat due to his loyalty and growth in power and authority.
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