Physiques

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by skytree

It just seems all of Tolkien's powerful warriors, whether it Turin or Aragorn are tall, graceful, and athletic. Imposing but with some Elf like quality. Surely, somewhere in the history of middle earth, there has to be a warrior paramount that was a robust, brutish figure.

Húrin.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Eönwë

Húrin.

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.

Huor his brother was tall, the tallest of all the Edain,save his own son Tuor only...~COH, The Childhood of Turin

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".

[blantyr]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

And talking about hobbits - Bullroarer Took, Pippin, and Merry are taller than the "standart".

Merry and Pippin need asterisks next to their names, much like modern baseball players who have used human growth hormones or similar enhancing drugs. Ent droughts, you know...

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by blantyr

Merry and Pippin need asterisks next to their names, much like modern baseball players who have used human growth hormones or similar enhancing drugs. Ent droughts, you know...

But Bulroarer Took still counts. He didn't drink no Ent-draughts! Beer's good enough for him!

[Morthoron]

Let's not forget Isengrim the Dainty and Loadholt the Squat.