LOTR: Are Hobbits Actually The Strongest Warriors In Middle Earth?

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Hobbits are obviously remarkable beings. In the Lord of the Rings mythos, they are the creatures who manage to most resist the allure of the ring of power, from Gollum withstanding its evil effects for nearly 500 years, to Frodo carrying all the way to Mount Doom to destroy it. With this strength, they are uniquely qualified to save the fate of Middle Earth. As Gandalf says, “You can learn all there is to know about hobbits in a month, and yet in a year, they can still surprise you.” In this vain, there is more to these remarkable creatures than just their resistance and their resilience.

Many fans believe that hobbits are actually the strongest and mightiest of all the warriors in Middle Earth, greater than the bravest among men wielding swords and illustrious battle tactics, greater than the elves and their incredible skills with archery, greater even than the maiar, the wizards will all of their magic, and the dark lord himself. And if Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are any example to go by, this seems almost irrefutably true.

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First comes Bilbo Baggins, who manages to carry the ring on his person, even daring to slip it on and off his finger from time to time over the course of over 60 years. He didn't so much as glean a single grey hair; meanwhile, the ring has turned other mortals into corrupted and twisted wraiths for centuries. In some ways, Bilbo does become a little more grouchy and a little less tolerant, but he was always a very particular and stiff-upper-lip kind of character, long before he got the ring. Unlike those who came before him, such as Gollum (who admittedly had the ring for far longer), Bilbo seems remarkably unaffected by its