300 Spartans ( from 300 ) vs 300 Elves ( LOTR )

The Evlens would slaughter the Spartans in an open field or a forest.

Despite the Spartans shields and Phalanx I believe the elves and their superior archery skills plus with the help of Legolas will find breaches in their phalanx formation and win. IMO.

" @Cypher's Gambit: even without their bow and arrows ? "

Elves are supposedly exeptional swordsmen, surpassing even the Numenorians. Like there are several cases of Elven heroes holding their own against the likes of Sauron, Grond (a Balrog king) and the guy who was Saurons boss in the old days.
 
At best I'd say the Spartans will manage 1/4 of the Elves before loosing.

As much as I love the Spartan way of life and the elite warriors they are I believe that this is not a good scene for them, the elf’s would stomp.. 
 
Correct me if I am wrong but I think one of the major downfalls of the Spartan military was that they refused to use Bow&arrow weapons. they did this because they believed it to be a dishonorable way to battle.    

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As much as I love the Spartan way of life and the elite warriors they are I believe that this is not a good scene for them, the elf’s would stomp.. 
 
Correct me if I am wrong but I think one of the major downfalls of the Spartan military was that they refused to use Bow&arrow weapons. they did this because they believed it to be a dishonorable way to battle.    

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As much as I love the Spartan way of life and the elite warriors they are I believe that this is not a good scene for them, the elf’s would stomp.. 
 
Correct me if I am wrong but I think one of the major downfalls of the Spartan military was that they refused to use Bow&arrow weapons. they did this because they believed it to be a dishonorable way to battle.    

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The Elves seemed to have enhanced senses/attributes overall, so I'd have to say they win.  They dont seem to be the hasty, lets charge uncontrolled to our deaths type of guys either, so there could probably be a lot more one on one encounters allowing them to use their speed/agility. 
 
@Cypher's Gambit said:

" @spartan92 said:

" @Cypher's Gambit: even without their bow and arrows ? "

Well the Spartans will have a better chance, but I'm still for the Elven they can jump and are more nimble. The Spartans only has one guy that can jump high lol. "

Would have to say the Elves..There armour for one is highly resiliant..

Elves stomp. Mithril armor to stop the spears, FAR, FAR more agile, and I'd say probably superior swordsmen too with better reflexes and senses.

" Elves are supposedly exeptional swordsmen, surpassing even the Numenorians. Like there are several cases of Elven heroes holding their own against the likes of Sauron, Grond (a Balrog king) and the guy who was Saurons boss in the old days. At best I'd say the Spartans will manage 1/4 of the Elves before loosing. "

The Elves would win. They have physical and mental powers exceeding humans and they have the superior weapons, armor and training compared to the Spartans.

" @Cypher's Gambit:

if they all could jump like that, it would be spite lol "

The elves. They have superior tactics, weapons, armor, and they are most likely very well educated (If education even exists in Middle earth).

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As much as I love the Spartan way of life and the elite warriors they are I believe that this is not a good scene for them, the elf’s would stomp.. 
 
Correct me if I am wrong but I think one of the major downfalls of the Spartan military was that they refused to use Bow&arrow weapons. they did this because they believed it to be a dishonorable way to battle.    

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spartans would win!!! the elves are strong but these elves dont have majic and even if they did spartans have faces majic before. the spartans were battle born, and they have the phalix, impenitrable wall of men that the greeks made and perfected. if the elves did happen to find a weakness, the spartans would see there battle types and ajust to match the war. and legelus has nothing on leonidas!!!!!!!!

spartans......but i would say that.

@CrimsonAvenger said:

The elves. They have superior tactics, weapons, armor, and they are most likely very well educated (If education even exists in Middle earth).

The Elves dominate especially when being led by Legolas.

the phalanx is near unbeatable and in the movie as in real life was only affected by arrows when formation broke. unlike the diapers they wore, real spartans were armored head to toe....but were not using real spartans so prob elves shoot an arrow through gerrard's lopsided mouth.

I think the spartans are getting undersold. They have superior tactics, the elves are just good fighters, I never saw anything that led me to believe they were superior with battle strategy.

The Elves win. Physically they are superior in nearly every way. They are extremely skilled both up close and at range, they have superiorly crafted weapons, and unlike the prideful Persian Army they won't try to just overpower the Spartans in an area that is so greatly advantageous to the Greeks. Remember, the Persians had a million man army, they assumed they could just keep coming at the Spartans till they broke. That's won't be the strategy for the elves as their numbers are equal to that of the Spartans, and it's not in their nature to fight that way.

Legolas looks at the Spartans and says

"Estannen Legolas....... Findesselya vanya.......................TEE TAHL-BAY ORKH...Ae anírach.....Hannon lee"

Elves STOMP!

elves easy ...

Elves stomp...

Better tactics, fighting skills, and weaponry take this as much as I like the Spartans

If it was the real spartans, and not the ones from the movie then they could put up pretty close fight, but the elves win at the end 7/10

Elves would slaughter the Spartans.

@Cypher's Gambit said:

The Evlens would slaughter the Spartans in an open field or a forest.

Strength goes to Spartans.

Speed to Elves.

Combat Tactics I'd have to give to the Spartans, their Phalanx prooved far more effective than the Elves blade line (if you want to give it a name) from Two Towers.

Experience to Elves, they are hundreds of years old and can see a lot of war in their lifetime.

Equipment is tough, I'd say they're about even. Elves have better melee weapons and armor, but the large shield of the Spartans is a huge equalizer, and just as effective offensively and defensively.

This for me really boils down to whether this is a melee battle (which I think the Spartans could take) or a battle whether the Elves bring bows and mix their tactics (in which case the Elves would likely win). My comparison of equipment and Combat Tactics is purely based off their melee showings, but Elves are expert marksmen (as we've seen with Legolas) and if they bring bows to the fight they'd definately take this. Either way, both sides suffer heavy losses in either victory.

Elves are superior in every way, both mentally, physically and with equipment.

Elves stomp, but I see Spartans putting up a good fight and taking several Elves down.

which age are the elves from?

Open area - Elves win

Close area - Spartans win

Elves stomp with ease.

Going with the elves.

The Elves, not by much but Legolas and his almost superhuman bow skills turn the tide. He'll probably get a nasty facial scar from Leonidas to remind him of the battle, but I believe the elves win this

In the movies The elves were falling to Uruk Hai and normal Orcs right and left. The Spartans can turtle up with their shields and close the distance effectively nullifying the arrows then the Spartans will defeat the Elves.

I'm assuming here that this is an infantry battle with each Spartan being armed with a dory (spear), aspis (shield), and kopis (weighted sword used for slashing) and each elf armed with an Elven sword and an Elven bow with arrows. As far as armor goes, I'm assuming the Spartans have bronze helmets and greeves while the elves are in full layered leather armor with what I'm assuming are steel helmets. I'm also assuming we're talking about the movie versions of the 300 Spartans and the elves as opposed to the graphic novel and novel versions.

The elves' arrow vollies would be just as ineffective against the Spartans are the Persians' vollies were. Legolas might be able to snipe his way past the protection afforded by the Spartans' armor and shields, but it doesn't look like the rest could. Up close, the elves wouldn't stand much of a chance. Their leather armor wouldn't hold up against the Spartans' spear thrusts. Defensive tactics in formation with Elven short swords appear to be based on distance and timing. They're nearly useless against the Spartan's 7ft+ spears because of that, and there would be a wall of them coming at the elves. They're also useless against the Spartans' shields, because even though they're made from a superior metal (what I'm assuming is steel vs. bronze), they're light slashing weapons and would be easily deflected even if the Spartan's shields were made of wood. Even if the Spartans were somehow forced to abandon their phalanx, the elves, with their two-handed, light slashing swords wouldn't stand much of a chance against the Spartans with the aspis and kopis combination.

As far as who has better training goes, it's hard to tell. The Spartans train their whole lives to be warriors while the elves are immortal and have fought wars for centuries, but without the Spartans' focus. From what I can determine, the Spartans have better weapons and tactics for the situation.

The Spartans should take this without much of a problem.

@OmegaDynasty said:

Despite the Spartans shields and Phalanx I believe the elves and their superior archery skills plus with the help of Legolas will find breaches in their phalanx formation and win. IMO.

agree with this.

This. This battle might be more fair if the elves had fewer numbers to work with.

Depending on the distance they start away from each other depends on if the Spartans can even kill 1 elf but bottom line is elves stomp in any non ridiculous situation with a ratio of about

20-1 in favour of the elves

The Elves win.

Assuming these are the Wood Elves of Mirkwood or Lothlorien that Legolas is leading...they have the range advantage and with their superhuman eye site and accuracy they will find the exposed head and body parts behind the phalanx and weaken the Spartans before engaging in close range combat. They have anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years of experience per Elf. And the Elves are physically superior...perhaps not in strength but that's debatable, definitely in all other areas. The Spartans' advantage is in the phalanx and their shields, but with the arrows hitting exposed body parts, tons of experience, and greater than human quickness and agility, the Elves will eventually overcome the phalanx.

If these are Noldorin Elves (The High Elves) as shown in the original post picture, then they stomp.

Phalanx.

spartans won't stand a chance against an enemy that has armor plating..

Legolas solos. Army stomps.