What turned the elves into 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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How did Elves become Orcs?

It is also rumoured that some of the Elves were being captured by a "Rider" if they strayed too far, and it was believed by the Eldar that these unfortunate Elves were brought to Utumno, where they were cruelly tortured and twisted into Orcs.
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How did Sauron turn Elves into Orcs?

Shortly afterward Saruman tells his Uruk captain about the origin of the Orcs. "They were Elves, once," the White Wizard says. Taken in untold ages, the Dark Powers tortured, corrupted and bred the captive Elves until they became the vile Orcs.
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Can an elf turn into an orc?

In later coming up with an actual origin, it was decided that Orcs were originally elves themselves, stolen away by Melkor and tortured and corrupted until they were evil and disfigured. The later Orcs then, were the descendants of elves gone to evil under torment.
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Are all Orcs once Elves?

In it is stated that Tolkien specifically noted about the reference in the Silmarillion "change this, orcs are not elvish". Therefore we can deduce that their origins are most probably bestial and/or mannish.
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How did Morgoth breed Orcs?

This in-world aspect is also used in another essay, in which Tolkien wrote that although Morgoth could not beget anything, the Eldar believed he had bred Orcs by corrupting Elves and Men.
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Are there 2 types of Orcs?

No, actually, there are three different kinds of orcs in LOTR: Regular Orcs ("Goblins")--also known as "Snaga" by Uruk-hai. Uruk-hai--also known as "Uruks"... fighting orcs. ...
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How were the orcs created?

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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Can a half elf mate with an orc?

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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Can orcs and elves mate Lord of the Rings?

offspring; therefore, Orcs and Elves can have fertile offspring. However, there are things called ring species (yes, really) where species A can mate with B, and B can mate with C, but C cannot mate with A.
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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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What did Galadriel do to the ORC?

When the White Council attacked Dol Guldur, Galadriel confronted the Torturer of Dol Guldur who was about to cut Gandalf's finger off with his Ring of Power. She warned the Orc who didn't listen to her and she blasted him with her power, obliterating him into pieces with the shockwave.
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Are there female Orcs in LOTR?

There has been no explicit sighting of any Orcs with identifiable female features. However, Tolkien does state that Orcs reproduce in the same manner as the Children of Ilúvatar; and the only Children of Ilúvatar we know of are Elves and Men.
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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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What is the lifespan of an Orc?

Lifespan. Orcs bred fast and lived short lives compared with most other races. They were considered adults anywhere between 11 and 14 years of age, middle-aged at 17, old at 23, and venerable at 35 years of age. The average orc seldom lived longer than 40 years, even if it managed to avoid violent death.
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Are Morgoth and Sauron the same?

Morgoth was the GREATEST enemy of the Valar, and the most awesome being in the universe, and thus he became Sauron's boss. And then he corrupted Sauron, and made him evil, and so he was lost.
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What happens if two half elves have a kid?

Half-elves can have children of their own. When they form families with other half-elves, their offspring will be half-elves themselves. However, if a half-elf has children with someone of different ancestry, even a member of their parental races, the results can vary.
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Can elves mate with humans in LOTR?

That is, two populations are different species if they cannot interbreed, producing fertile offspring. Clearly, elves and humans may successfully interbreed, producing fertile half-elves in at least three documented unions (Idril and Tuor; Luthien and Beren; Arwen1 and Aragorn) (Tolkien 1955, Appendix A).
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Can orcs and elves interbreed?

if you want a lore answer for the Forgotten Realms, orcs and elves cannot have children together. Neither Corellon Larethian or Gruumsh would permit such a soul to be created. It's actually one of the few things they agree upon.
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Are all Orcs former 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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How were Orcs bred?

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Tolkien never really settled on a definite origin for the Orcs. In the published Silmarillion, Orcs were originally bred from Elves captured by Melkor. However, Tolkien didn't publish the Silmarillion himself, and he had dropped the Orcs-from-Elves concept after a while.
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Is Gandalf human or elf?

As one of the Maiar, Gandalf was not a mortal Man but an angelic being who had taken human form. As one of those spirits, Olórin was in service to the Creator (Eru Ilúvatar) and the Creator's 'Secret Fire'.
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What are elf Orcs called?

Usually they would just be called "Half Orc" by Elves & "Half Elves" by Orcs. Similar to how Elves call Half-Elves "Half Human" or "Half Men". As for what other Races might call them, something as simple as "Orc-Elves", but within the Critical Role franchise the term "Uniya" is used.
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Are Orcs dark Elves?

Dark Elves, not to be confused with the Elves who originally refused the Great Journey or never saw the light of the Two Trees, were a race of elves that did not believe in the goodness of all things. However they did not allign with Sauron in the War of the Ring so they did not become orcs.
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Are there white Orcs?

Species. White Orc, also known as the Korzenka, is a subrace of Orc from the Korzenka tribe in the Badlands of Kalkatesh on Verum.
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