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Originally Posted by Eönwë
Húrin.
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Hurin was the mightiest man, but not the tallest. In COH it says that he was actually a bit shorter than most men of his kind.
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Huor his brother was tall, the tallest of all the Edain,save his own son Tuor only...~COH, The Childhood of Turin
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I think the fact that people need to move a lot in ME prevents them from gaining too much fat. (Hobbits are a different matter.)
And talking about hobbits - Bullroarer Took, Pippin, and Merry are taller than the "standart".