The differences between Elves and Men

[arathorn]

Originally Posted by TarElendil

oh, and the "not as tall" comment earlier.
maybe so if you compare the Men of the First age with the elves of the Noldor. The Noldor were come out of Valinor.
Numenoreans were very tall compared to other men and taller than most elves, as well as stronger.

Numenoreans weren't taller than the the Eldar:
They were called “halflings”; but this refers to the normal height of men of Númenórean descent and of the Eldar (especially those of Ñoldorin descent), which appears to have been about seven of our feet.’
'The Quendi were in origin a tall people. The Eldar (...) they were in general the stronger and taller members of the Elvish folk at that time. In Eldarin tradition it was said that even their women were seldom less than six feet in height; their full-grown elfmen no less than six and a half feet, while some of the great kings and leaders were taller.'
Numenoreans weren't stronger than the Eldar once they physically resemble the Eldar. Most men from the third-age couldn't see the difference between them:
"The Númenóreans ... are in constant communication with their ancient friends and allies, either in the bliss of Eressea, or in the kingdom of Gilgalad on the shores of Middle-earth. They became thus in appearance and even in powers of mind, hardly distinguishable from the Elves..."