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Kalimac · 10-28-2003, 02:20 AM

Well, for indirect indications, there's the fact that in "The Hobbit" Gwaihir et al don't want to fly over inhabited areas for fear that the men might shoot at them with their bows. If they were even close to Thorondir-sized, that would probably not be a concern, because (a) one regular-sized arrow in a bird that large would probably have as much effect as a beesting on a 777, and (b) if you were a man, would you really want to try and catch the attention of a bird that size? Aside from the fact that it could swallow you without blinking, suppose you did succeed by some miracle in shooting it down? It could destroy your house if it landed in the wrong place, and even if it didn't, that's one enormous carcase to dispose of.

Not to say that Gwaihir wasn't large, I just doubt he was *that* large.

10-28-2003, 02:20 AM	#11
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Well, for indirect indications, there's the fact that in "The Hobbit" Gwaihir et al don't want to fly over inhabited areas for fear that the men might shoot at them with their bows. If they were even close to Thorondir-sized, that would probably not be a concern, because (a) one regular-sized arrow in a bird that large would probably have as much effect as a beesting on a 777, and (b) if you were a man, would you really want to try and catch the attention of a bird that size? Aside from the fact that it could swallow you without blinking, suppose you did succeed by some miracle in shooting it down? It could destroy your house if it landed in the wrong place, and even if it didn't, that's one enormous carcase to dispose of. Not to say that Gwaihir wasn't large, I just doubt he was that large. __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.