Physiques

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Originally Posted by skytree

I guess Tolkien's idea or image of a powerful warrior was tall and athletic like Elendil.

In modern fighting, like MMA or Boxing, size and weight certainly is an advantage, but only up to a certain point. A champion heavy-weight boxer typically weighs in at around 90-100 kilos (190-220 lbs) and is almost never heavier than 115 kilos (255 lbs). Beyond that point the added power that comes with weight is overcome by the loss of mobility and stamina that also comes with the weight.

I would assume that this is also true when it comes to armed battle, man to man; perhaps even more so. Big is good, but too big is a problem.