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I understand that from a dramatic standpoint that has to hold true, that is why I was asking about the History of Middle Earth, which I haven't read yet.
I happen to be of Dutch descent from the area of Friesland. I think there is a genetic predisposition to be large in my ancestry. My grandfather was 6'8", my father 6'6", and I am 6'6" with the shortest of my siblings being a a sister of 5'11". I would characterize us as being "large boned" and not just tall. I could stand to be in better shape but I normally range 260-275 lbs.
In fact in the Friesan history we had a pirate Pier Gerloff Donia, who led a William Wallace style revolt against the Hapsburgs and from his armor is estimated to have been around 7' and 430 lbs. His greatsword was 7' and weighed 14.5 lbs. Obviously he was naturally large as 1500 was long before weight training.
I guess Tolkien's idea or image of a powerful warrior was tall and athletic like Elendil.
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