Orcs on the River; Challenge: The Great River

[liadt]

Title : Orcs on the River on A03
Author : liadt
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings
Rating : General audiences
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : Set during 'RotK'.
Notes: written for the 'the great river' prompt.

Summary: The orcs' hope.

The orcs gripped their oars and rowed across the Anduin. Dark clouds from Mordor were their canopy. The sight of Minas Tirith in the distance filled them with hope. It was a rare emotion for them. For so long, Sauron had desired to take all of Middle Earth under his rule. At last, it seemed Sauron's dreams were coming true. Life in Mordor for the orcs was mean and directed by fear of their Master. The hoped to pass their fear to those who were, for now, free of Sauron's grasp and in doing so free themselves from fear. Maybe.

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Very good.

[liadt]

Thank you!

[fredbassett]

I love it!! I have a huge thing for fics about orcs, and have a massive soft spot for them, despite the bad press they get.

I love this glimpse into their psyche and it's beautifully perceptive.

I must write for this prompt, too. I still have an idea I want to get on paper....

[liadt]

Thank you! It's hard not to feel pity for orcs as a whole as they were created from elves and I imagine that wasn't a pain free process and Sauron doesn't seem any less fond of using torture than Melkor.

Have you ever seen 'The Dreamstone' cartoon? I think there's a LotR influence there. There are orc like creatures in it who would rather spend their days down the pub drinking, but they can't say no to a big bad when he tells them to go and commit evil (or pinch magical artifacts).

[fredbassett]

No, I've not seen that, but it sounds like something I'd enjoy.

I fell for Ugluk many years ago, He's a good leader, even if he has to lop a few heads off occasionally. Most of his followers seem to respect him, and even Eomer accorded him the courtesy of fighting him one on one.

I was also interested re-reading closely, that the patterns of speech and word use from the orcs is far more sophisticated than most fanfics represent, and certainly far more than Jackson does, either. I much prefer Tolkien's portrayal of the orcs than Jackson's

[liadt]

Some would say that Jackson's word use wasn't the greatest for all peoples;p

[fredbassett]

I can buy into that!!