[jeffbr13]

Check out “The Last Ringbearer”[1] for an alternate take on the LotR mythology where the orcs aren’t monsters but instead citizens of the renaissance state of Mordor.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer

[pbhjpbhj]

So this is the LoTR analogue to "the Empire were teh good guys" ["teh" was a typo, but it fits, so heh].

[widforss]

This made my day. Thank you for the link!