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Originally Posted by the phantom
if the Fellowship was made up of some species of bug-eyed green martians with six genders
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Originally Posted by Lalaith
It was made up of five species, phantom, four of whom do not exist in our world.
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True, but elves, hobbits, and dwarves are all human based species. When you consider how many possibilities there are for a species (from human all the way to the afore mentioned bug-eyed green martians), it is quite apparent how similar the free peoples of Middle Earth are to each other. An elf is a pretty human with a bit of magic. A hobbit is a short human who likes to eat. A dwarf is a short stout human with a beard who loves mining. I'm generalizing of course, but you get the point. Those species aren't terribly foreign.
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As for females being weaker than males, do you fancy a fight with Shelob? 
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Ha ha! Obviously I was talking about humans when I made that comment, but just to humor you- I recall that Shelob was soundly defeated by a little male hobbit.