The fantasy genre is one of the most popular in the literary, film and TV worlds. Game of Thrones, The Witcher, Harry Potter and of course Lord of the Rings have been insanely successful in various different mediums and have been some of the most popular entertainment franchises of the 21st century. However, like most fiction, the world’s created are often reflections of the authors worldview for good and for bad. JRR Tolkien is the Father of modern fantasy, and he also popularised the notion of mythical races. Creatures in the worlds of Middle-Earth or Hogwarts have inherent characteristics which...