Tar-Elenion
2006-01-12 00:16:05 UTC
"The Numenorean ranga was slightly longer than our yard, approximately
thirty-eight inches".
"Thus two rangar was often called "man-high,"".
"Elendil was said to be "more than man-high by nearly half a ranga;" but
he was accounted the tallest of all the Numenoreans who escape the
Downfall [and was indeed generally known as Elendil the Tall]."
Quotes from Numenorean Linear Measures (NLM) appended to Disaster of the
Gladden Fields in UT.
38" + 38" + 19" = 95" = 7'11"
"Hobbits on the other hand were in nearly all respects normal Men, but
of very short stature. They were called 'halflings'; but this refers to
the normal height of men of Numenorean descent and of the Eldar
(especially those of Noldorin descent), which appears to have been about
seven of our feet."
Dwarves and Men, PoME
"The Numenoreans were a people of great stature... Their full grown men
were often seven feet tall."
1969 note quoted in A Reader's Companion (page 4)
"Aragorn a direct descendant of Elendil and his son Isildur, both of
whom had been seven feet tall, must nonetheless have been a very tall
man (with a great stride), probably at least 6 ft. 6, and Boromir, of
high Numenorean lineage, not much shorter (say 6 ft. 4)".
1969 note quoted in A Reader's Companion (page 272)
(If Mr. Hammond reads this: is this note I quoted from and that on page
4 all part of the same manuscript?)
"Eomer was said to have been tall, of like height with Aragorn;", due to
his descent from Morwen who was herself of high Numenorean descent.
See NLM
However, for Elendil, this note published in A Reader's Companion does
not really account for him being called 'the Tall', since male
Numenoreans (and Noldorin Eldar) were about 7' tall.
Since Aragorn was "probably at least" 6'6" per this note, meaning he
could well be taller, if so would this make Boromir taller? Should this
6'4" be taken as an "at least" as well?
thirty-eight inches".
"Thus two rangar was often called "man-high,"".
"Elendil was said to be "more than man-high by nearly half a ranga;" but
he was accounted the tallest of all the Numenoreans who escape the
Downfall [and was indeed generally known as Elendil the Tall]."
Quotes from Numenorean Linear Measures (NLM) appended to Disaster of the
Gladden Fields in UT.
38" + 38" + 19" = 95" = 7'11"
"Hobbits on the other hand were in nearly all respects normal Men, but
of very short stature. They were called 'halflings'; but this refers to
the normal height of men of Numenorean descent and of the Eldar
(especially those of Noldorin descent), which appears to have been about
seven of our feet."
Dwarves and Men, PoME
"The Numenoreans were a people of great stature... Their full grown men
were often seven feet tall."
1969 note quoted in A Reader's Companion (page 4)
"Aragorn a direct descendant of Elendil and his son Isildur, both of
whom had been seven feet tall, must nonetheless have been a very tall
man (with a great stride), probably at least 6 ft. 6, and Boromir, of
high Numenorean lineage, not much shorter (say 6 ft. 4)".
1969 note quoted in A Reader's Companion (page 272)
(If Mr. Hammond reads this: is this note I quoted from and that on page
4 all part of the same manuscript?)
"Eomer was said to have been tall, of like height with Aragorn;", due to
his descent from Morwen who was herself of high Numenorean descent.
See NLM
However, for Elendil, this note published in A Reader's Companion does
not really account for him being called 'the Tall', since male
Numenoreans (and Noldorin Eldar) were about 7' tall.
Since Aragorn was "probably at least" 6'6" per this note, meaning he
could well be taller, if so would this make Boromir taller? Should this
6'4" be taken as an "at least" as well?
--
Tar-Elenion
He is a warrior, and a spirit of wrath. In every
stroke that he deals he sees the Enemy who long
ago did thee this hurt.
Tar-Elenion
He is a warrior, and a spirit of wrath. In every
stroke that he deals he sees the Enemy who long
ago did thee this hurt.