May 12, 2003

Re: Orcs in Moria
Andrew

Pathes_of_the_dead, no Tolkien probably never had the idea of orcs climbing on the walls. This is purly a Peter Jackson and co. invention. It was the idea of the filmakers to have the (as they call them) "spider-orcs".
Peter Jackson wanted the Moria orcs to be very much like cockroaches in appearance. And to complete this effect, he gave the Moria orcs hooks on their arms, so that it would explain their ability to climb on the walls.
So don't go searching through the writings of Tolkien to find an explaination for the orcs climbing on the walls, cause you probably won't find it.