Elves aren't necessarily stronger than Men. Remember Turin, he was a poor craftsman, unlike a lot of elves, because he was so strong. If his immense strength took away from his skill as a craftsman, then it is likely that elves do not have a much greater strenth than men, of course it is also likely that they are just able to control it better. Still, can you imagine an elf being stronger than one of the men that participate in those Stongest Man contests on ESPN and such.
I am not finished. You can't break it down to Elves, humans, orcs, trolls, and the rest of the lot being able to kill so many of each other, it is the same as asking, "how many Canadians does it take to kill an Australian?" And this is because of people like Hurin who killed 100 trolls and maybe some orcs in one day, or Turin, who killed Glaurung and is supposed to be the one who slays Morgoth in the final battle(if it ever happens). Strength and fighting ability are two totally different things, Trolls are obviously extremely strong compared to humans, yet humans can defeat them in battle? And the same goes for every other race.
We should all be happy I didn't post my original message, it made no sense and I am a lesser person because of it. Still, this one isn't the best I could have done either
[ December 04, 2001: Message edited by: Durelen ]
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