But further East there were more and stronger kinds, descendants of
Morgoth’s kingship, but long masterless during his occupation of
Thangorodrim, they were yet wild and ungovernable, preying upon one another and upon
Men (whether good or
evil). But not until
Mordor and the
Barad-dûr were ready could he allow them to come out of hiding, while the Eastern
Orcs, who had not experienced the power and terror of the Eldar, or the valour of the
Edain,
were not subservient to Sauron – while he was obliged for the cozening of Western Men and Elves to wear as fair a form and countenance as he could, they despised him and laughed at him. Thus it was that though, as soon as his disguise was pierced and he was recognized as an enemy, he exerted all his time and strength to gathering and training
armies, it took some ninety years before he felt ready to open war.