Heighty is mighty?

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by narfforc

The British Royal Family has never been blessed with great height, with the exceptions of Edward I (Longshanks) and Henry VIII, that I know of, certainly for the last couple of centuries, the average has been low, with Victoria being positively tiny,

I thought 'enery the heighth ended up being wider than he was tall?

I seem to recall a gossip rag reporting that Prince Phillip was initially pleased to have Diana Spencer brought into the gene pool. I believe he was quoted as saying something to the effect as, "she will breed some height into us."

But as for Tolkien's high ground: Now, the dwarves we know are shorter than the elves, but probably taller than the hobbits. Is this middle ground--neither at sixes nor at sevens--why they don't get much (comparatively) respect? What is said about their kings? Are dwarven kings taller than the average dwarf? To be consistent, wouldn't Tolkien want to make his dwarven kings taller than their subjects?

Was Lear's Fool shorter than Lear or taller?

And who was taller, Gandalf or Saruman?