Third Age Men of Numenor and Gondor stronger or First Age High 🧝Elves?

[Turin_Turambar]

The uruk olog-hais of the third age were stronger than the orcs and trolls of the first age. In the first age there were elves who slew the balrogs. But there are the rohan cavalry that can defeat mumakils 2-3 times the size of a balrog. Do you think the numenor and gondor people of the third age are more powerful than first age high elves?

 

[Goldilocks Gamgee]

But there are the rohan cavalry that can defeat mumakils 2-3 times the size of a balrog.

Size is not what matters. Mumakils (or oliphaunts) are elephant-like, I think. Larger, stronger, and smarter perhaps. But still elephant-like. But Balrogs! Well, you can't know what size they are. But no man of the Third Age could defeat a Balrog, while the First Age Elves could. The elves were stronger!

 

[Turin_Turambar]

Size is not what matters. Mumakils (or oliphaunts) are elephant-like, I think. Larger, stronger, and smarter perhaps. But still elephant-like. But Balrogs! Well, you can't know what size they are. But no man of the Third Age could defeat a Balrog, while the First Age Elves could. The elves were stronger!

Only 2 elves were able to defeat the balrogs, and the orcs and trolls fought by the high elves of the first age were weaker than the uruks and olog-hais of the third age.

 

[Elthir]

Did Tolkien once describe Legolas as "immensely strong"?

Yes.

Did Tolkien ever use these same words to describe Ilúvatar?

 

[Hisoka Morrow]

But no man of the Third Age could defeat a Balrog

My dear, Fram, not the strongest species of man in the 3rd Age could defeat Dragon, proved stronger than Balrogs indirectly.

 

[ZehnWaters]

The Numenoreans at the height of their power were likely on par with the Elf-Kingdoms of the First Age. Gondor at her height could likely also claim as much. That's about it.

 

[Lachelore]

Somewhere in the Histories of Middle earth, (I believe it's in "Morgoth's Ring," In a comparison of Sauron and Morgoth, Tolkien mentions that Sauron did not have enemies as fell as the Noldor in the First Age.