Races of LOTR

[Shocked]

Hey guys, what would you guys rate as the strongest in BOTH mind and body?

My list goes:
1.) Elves
2.) Numenoreans
3.) Dwarves
4.) Trolls
5.) Lesser men (could go into more detail and say whether the men of rhun are stronger then the men of harad etc)
6.) Orcs

You can use more races then I listed though haha

[SinerAthin]

1. Elves. If I would live in Middle Earth, it would be as an elf. Rich, wealthy, healthy and surrounded by a highly advanced culture and society. Their armies, though not the mightiest, fields the best quality.
2. Numenorians. Because they kick ass, are human, and I am a human ^^
3. Orcs, Uruk variant. If I wanted to breed an army for war, it would be Uruks. As ferocious as an orc, as strong as the biggest man and as fearless as a dwarf, these guy would chop and slash any enemy into bloody pieces given a good general(which, unfortunately, or fortunately, they lack most of the time).

[melkor400]

1. Elves. If I would live in Middle Earth, it would be as an elf. Rich, wealthy, healthy and surrounded by a highly advanced culture and society. Their armies, though not the mightiest, fields the best quality.
2. Numenorians. Because they kick ass, are human, and I am a human ^^
3. Orcs, Uruk variant. If I wanted to breed an army for war, it would be Uruks. As ferocious as an orc, as strong as the biggest man and as fearless as a dwarf, these guy would chop and slash any enemy into bloody pieces given a good general(which, unfortunately, or fortunately, they lack most of the time).

haha if I were in ME, I would definitely start breeding orcs heheh for personal purpose

[Vaz]

1. Maiar
2. Trolls
3. Elves.

[TheXand]

Nazgul, though I'm not sure that they count as a race. I'd be tempted to say Elves too, but there's about umpteen billion different types.

[Shocked]

Mm well Noldor are the best elves when it comes to mental and physical power

[Withwnar]

I think that the Vanyar (spelling?) were intellectually stronger, or at least wiser.

[Shocked]

Mmm, not sure, but I think I remember reading Noldor were stronger in mind and body. mehh

[TheXand]

I think for a proper Uber being in LotR you would need look no further than the Valar with the Maiar coming a close second. Do celestial beings count as a proper race though? I mean they can't reproduce or properly die.

[Withwnar]

Mmm, not sure, but I think I remember reading Noldor were stronger in mind and body. mehh

Yeah, I've been doing some reading... Spelling was right but wiser was wrong. Maybe I was thinking of Ingwe.

I think for a proper Uber being in LotR you would need look no further than the Valar with the Maiar coming a close second. Do celestial beings count as a proper race though? I mean they can't reproduce or properly die.

1 = Illuvatar in that case.

[IrishBlood]

ENTS FOR THE WIN!!!

[Withwnar]

Hmmm, dragons would be up there too.

[IrishBlood]

Hmmm, dragons would be up there too.

damn! forgot about them, they'd toast treebeard in no time

[Raymond Agustin]

Elves for sure.

It's all those qualities that makes them Elvish.

[MDT]

I would like to relax as Vanyar, only having to fight with the Valar as wingmen

I think they would also count as strongest in mind (must be a reason that they are the most noble elves and couldn't be corrupted by morgoth)
In body the Dwarves could be the strongest of "normal" races.

Don't wanne be Nazgul or troll, because I like my free will. ^^

[BohemianHussar]

1) Maiar
2) Elves
3) Ents
4) Dragons
5) Dunedain

[glassakias]

a vala, propably Manwe, and don't tell me they are not a ME race, they've been there and maybe they still go during the war of the ring!
(yeah, that's me, a cheater)

[MDT]

There's a theory that Tom Bombadil is Aule himself!

But the whole thread would be kind of pointless if you count the Ainur in ...

[mattgoby]

Anyone who said troll is wrong as he said mind as well and i doubt a troll can even think for itself

1.Ent
2.Elf
3.Numenorean
4.Dwarf
4.lessermen [drawn with dwarves]

[Lordinquisitor]

Trolls can think. The hobbit makes it quite sure, i think.