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Faenor of the Silver Laurel wrote: I've read(and do own) the Chronicles of Narnia, as well as the Lord of the Rings and the Inheritance Cycle.

LOTR would win, if it was the Children of Illuvatar vs. the peoples of Alagaesia and the peoples of Narnia. I do not account GoT into this, as I've never read or seen it. No Aslan(He is Christ in the books), no Eru(Who represents God the Father; Tolkien was a Roman Catholic and heavily influenced as such), and no Dwarf-gods from Alagaesia(Because frankly, they're almost useless). The Heroes and villains of each one are allowed(Except Sauron, Morgoth, Ainur in general, the Star-folk, The Pevensie children, Repicheep, and Eragon himself.) All the peoples from every Age of Middle-earth came.

Explanation: Let us construct a battle. The scenery: A lush green countryside, with three hills that form a triangular valley. Three rivers flow down into the valley, and meet in the middle to form a lake. Each force starts on a hill and moves down into the valley to meet their foes.

On Arda's side are the Elves(All of them), the various peoples of Men, and the Dwarves. Orcs and the fell races didn't come for various reasons. Total forces: 10,000 elite Gondothlim, 40,000 Ñoldor elves-at-arms, 100,000 Edain, 150,000 assorted Mannish forces(Not of the lineage of the Three Houses), 20,000 Haladin, 70,000 Sindar, 4,000 Avari, 30,000 Wood-elves, 5,000 Laiquendi, 2,000 Galadhrim, 1,500 Falathrim, 50,000 Vanyari, 80,000 assorted Dwarves from their clans, and their respective commanders.

On Alagaesia's side are the Varden, the core forces of Galbatorix's Empire(16,000 well-armed soldiers), the Elves of Duweldenvarden, and the Dwarves. Total forces: 20,000 Varden, 16,000 Imperial soldiers, 5,000 Urgal Warriors, 40,000 Elves of the Warded Wood, and 80,000 Dwarvish axemen.

On the CoN's(Chronicles of Narnia) side are the Narnians, the Archenlanders, the Rebel States of the south and east, the Calormene Empire, the Telmarine Kingdom, and the Island States. Total forces: 10,000 Narnian Knights, 50,000 Narnian Creatures-at-arms, 20,000 Winding Arrow Guards(Archenlanders), 60,000 Archenlander men-at-arms, 2,000,000 Calormene soldiers, 30,000 Telmarines, and 20,00 assorted militias from the Rebels and Islanders.

LOTR's Elves are all excellent archers, having trained for centuries and perfected their skill with the bow. They duel at range with the Alagaesian Elves, who have similar skills.

Archenlander skirmishers move forwards, but are cut down in the withering fire laid down by Haladin counterparts and Varden Raiders.

The massive armies of the Calormenes begin to take heavy fire from the various Alagaesian Dwarvish siege engines, while Telmarine counterparts do their best to return fire.

The Alagaesian magicians move forwards, only to be intercepted and cut down by the various magical peoples of LOTR, most notably Galadriel, Elrond, and Finrod. Several Ardan heroes die in this attempt, including Elrond.

Alagaesian Dragons begin to lay waste to the CoN forces, but are driven off by the various magical villains such as Jadis. The dragons and their Riders attack the Ardans, but the Ardan Dragons, spearheaded by Smaug, Glaurung, and Ancalagon defeat them in bloody combat that leave both forces decimated. Most of the Alagaesian Dragon Riders die, as does Smaug, Glaurung, and Scatha.

The main armies of the three forces now clash. The Edain and Dwarves among the Ardans, the Dwarves and Varden among the Alagaesians, and the Calormenes and Archenlanders are the first in the meleé. Roran and Angela die in the initial charge, slain by long shots from Beleg Strongbow and Legolas Greenleaf. Elendil and Isildur both die as well, slain by the White Witch, Jadis.

The Elves of Arda and Alagaesia enter the fray. Queen Islanzadi is slain by Ereinon Gil-galad in the first major clash. Nasuada is killed by Glorfindel in single combat as the armies begin to fully mingle. Turgon is slain by Arya aided by Glaedir, but is slain in her turn by Ecthelion and Túor. Elva manages to make Jadis commit suicide, but not before the White Witch goes mad and destroys a large part of her allies, causing the rebel and islander militias to rout.

Isolated pockets of soldiers begin to break away from the main struggle, turning the seething mass of hellish combat into a more open battle, extending the battle over the countryside. During this phase, Wyrden, Blödhgarm, and the other ten Soellweavers are slain by Gil-galad, Finrod, Fingon, and Túrin. Túrin dies in the struggle(And good riddance).

As the battle begins to die down, the Elvish forces of Arda and Alagaesia meet as cohesive units. The Alagaesian elves charge, but the leading rows are killed by a volley of arrows from Galadhrim archers behind the front lines. Ñoldorin elves-at-arms receive the brunt of the attack.

They hold, barely, and the Alagaesians begin to retreat en-masse, demoralized by the losses of their leaders and their aerial support. The Alagaesian Dwarves hold the rearguard as the main force, severely depleted, marches back up their hill.

Orrin is intercepted and killed by the Fëanorian riders of Lothlann as his cavalry leaves the field. Orik is killed by Dain and Thorin Oakenshield as the Dwarves of the two factions also meet in the midst of combat. Nar Garzhvog is shot in the back by Elladan and Elrohir in revenge for the death of their father.

The Narnian Knights and the Winding Arrow Guard hold their own rearguard as their army retreats. The Calormene forces, already wavering due to the pounding they took from the Alagaesian siege equipment, broke when they met the Elves in the field of battle, thus losing the field for their faction. Archenland and Narnia together begin retreating, slowly.

Alagaesian Elves surround and kill Erenion Gil-galad as he makes his way back to his command post. Those selfsame elves are killed by Laiquendi, who have been scouting the battle's flanks and taking out stragglers. As the two enemy armies leave the field, the massive carnage is seen in greater detail. The Ardans have won, but it is a Phyrric victory.

Conclusion: This was drawn, however indirectly, from the books. Alagaesia(With the exception of the Empire) and CoN have no real tactics for truly large-scale battles. It's a case of "Everyone, all in and devil take the hindmost!" Arda, due to the massive amount of warfare it sustained, has become exeptionally good at it. The sheer amount of carnage would mean that the victory would be determined not by who was the last man standing, but who could keep their soldiers from routing the longest. Even Elves lose morale.

All in all, the Lord of the Rings would win. A small problem with this. If they start on a hill, why would they ever march down into a valley where the opponent has the clear advantage of higher ground.