The size of Morgoth and Sauron

[Vultur]

Originally Posted by Galin

If you mean almost eight feet (gleaned from Unfinished Tales) there is other late text which de-biggens Elendil... well, I consider it variant from Unfinished Tales anyway.

'Aragorn, direct descendant of Elendil and his son Isildur, both of whom had been seven feet tall, must nonetheless have been a very tall man…, probably at least 6 ft. 6; and Boromir, of high Númenorean lineage, not much shorter (say 6 ft. 4).' JRRT

Published by Hammond and Scull in their Reader's Companion to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know if it's possible to find out which text is later than the other however.

Hmm. I did mean the eight foot height.

I meant ludicrous by modern standards though; I don't have any real problem with an almost 8' Elendil, as the Numenoreans were notably taller than modern humans. (Apparently 6'4" was 'man-height'; the average US male height is 5'9", so Numenoreans in general were huge.)

[Morthoron]

I just keep seeing Rick Moranis reprising his role as Dark Helmet from Spaceballs.

But this time, he is Sauron, looking every bit a tall and menacing Dark Lord --
that is, until he reaches for a Palantir and it turns out he's 5 feet tall.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

I just keep seeing Rick Moranis reprising his role as Dark Helmet from Spaceballs.

But this time, he is Sauron, looking every bit a tall and menacing Dark Lord --
that is, until he reaches for a Palantir and it turns out he's 5 feet tall.

Good lord, this makes me think of part of a Star Wars parody I wrote for our SF club about 30 years ago. "Darth Mordor. One meter tall. Bipedal. Flowing black robes dragging on the floor...." How time flies...

[Pitchwife]

I see it now...

The Mouth: "You're needed at the palantír, Your Dark Lordship."
Sauron (hastily covering what he was doing with cloak of darkness): "KNOCK ON MY DOOR! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO KNOCK ON MY DOOR!"
The Mouth: "Yes, Your Dark Lordship."
Sauron: "Did you see anything?"
The Mouth: "No, Your Dark Lordship, I didn't see you playing with your Galadriel puppet again."

[Blind Guardian]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

I see it now...

The Mouth: "You're needed at the palantír, Your Dark Lordship."
Sauron (hastily covering what he was doing with cloak of darkness): "KNOCK ON MY DOOR! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO KNOCK ON MY DOOR!"
The Mouth: "Yes, Your Dark Lordship."
Sauron: "Did you see anything?"
The Mouth: "No, Your Dark Lordship, I didn't see you playing with your Galadriel puppet again."

Oh, my.... I don't see him liking her.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

And I see Madeline Kahn as Galadriel and Mel Brooks as Celeborn:
(To Frodo as he leaves Lorien)
"May the Schwartz be with you."