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Old 01-11-2008, 12:20 PM   #4
MatthewM
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Originally Posted by Thinlómien View Post
many of the Elves we meet are warriors of some kind, and warriors can't be fat.
I'm going to have to take you up on that - who says warriors can't be fat? It might slow them down, but a lot of heavier people are quite strong and I am sure that not all of the best warriors were thin. However, I guess it also depends on what you call "fat". If we are talking extremely obese, then I concur with your statement. But if you mean some belly fat, I stand by my point.

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After all, not that many Humans are described as fat either in Tolkien's works.
True, although I can think of one off the top of my head - Butterbur.
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