Tolkien Never gave exact measurements. But from what we do have, the elves were tall with Galadriel being roughly 6′3″ as an example. The elves are 7ft on average, King Elu Thingol was tallest ever. Standing 8ft at least and 9ft tall at most.
Gandalf is 5'6", Legolas is 6', Boromir and Faramir are 6'4", Aragorn is 6'6", Elendil is 7'11" (even the NBA would call him a cheater), Celeborn and Galadriel are 6'4", Thingol is 8'2" (take THAT, Elendil, you little pipsqueak), and Bilbo is 3'6".
High Elves are the Calaquendi or Light Elves, the others are Moriquendi or Dark Elves. Light Elves are those who have seen the Light of the Two Trees; They are comprised of the Noldor, Vanyar and some of the Teleri, as well as their descendants.
Who is the tallest person in The Lord of the Rings?
Gandolorin said: If I remember correctly Thingol was the tallest of all. Elendil was called "The Tall", guesses that I know being around 2 meters 70 Centimeters. That would be 106.3 inches, or 8 feet 10.3 inches.
If we are talking only about The Lord of the Rings I'd go for Glorfindel among the male Elves, as many have already answered. For the female Elves it's difficult, because Galadriel is described several times as very beautiful, but about Arwen it is said that “the likeness of Lúthien had come on earth again”¹.
The Elves were the fairest creatures in Arda, a far more beautiful race than Men, and generally tall (seldom less than six feet for elf women, no less than six and a half feet for elfmen). Among them, those who had gone to Valinor were the fairest and had the greatest skill of body. Elves had keener senses than Men.
Elrond had many children, including Arwen who later married Aragorn, the King of Gondor. Elrond is portrayed by Hugo Weaving with a height of 6'2” (1.88 m) in the Lord of the Rings films. How tall is Elrond? Elrond is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall as portrayed by Hugo Weaving.
Additionally, while he was in his weakened state, Galadriel could hold him off through the power of will alone. However, if Sauron had his One Ring and faced off in a battle against Galadriel, it's unlikely that there would be much she could do.
He is a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and son of its king, Thranduil, becoming one of the nine members of the Fellowship who set out to destroy the One Ring.
Legolas is portrayed by Orlando Bloom with a height of 5'11” (1.80 m) in the Lord of the Rings films. In the books, Legolas has a height of 6'0” (1.83 m). Legolas is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The son of the King Thranduil of Mirkwood, Legolas is an Elven prince.
it's more reasonable to think that legolas from lotr shared the same name as a 1st age noldorin elf than to assume that he's older than elrond. The Glorfindel who died in battle with a balrog at the fall of Gondolin is the same one who, like Gandalf, was returned to a living body because of his bravery and strength.
Thingol, according to the Unfinished Tales, was the tallest - nearly 9 feet. Tolkien Never gave exact measurements. But from what we do have, the elves were tall with Galadriel being roughly 6′3″ as an example. The elves are 7ft on average, King Elu Thingol was tallest ever.
The Dúnedain said that her height was two rangar, or "man-high" – some 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm). However, Galadriel's most striking feature was her beautiful long silver-golden hair. The Elves of Tirion said it captured the radiance of the Two Trees Laurelin and Telperion themselves.
Arwen is portrayed by Liv Tyler with a height of 5'10” (1.78 m) in the Lord of the Rings films. How tall is Arwen? Arwen is 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall as portrayed by Liv Tyler.
Isildur's father was Elendil, descended from Elros, founder of the Kingdom of Númenor. Since Elros was half-elven, from the marriage of Beren to the elf Lúthien, he and his descendants enjoyed much longer life than other men.
As one of the nine Nazgûl, Isildur was forced to serve the Dark Lord for all time until he was defeated and freed by Talion. The ranger later claimed his ring to survive after Celebrimbor abandoned him and eventually took Isildur's place among the Nazgûl after holding back Sauron's forces for decades.
The Witch-King of Angmar ruled over the realm of Angmar for over six hundred years, returning to Mordor to lead Sauron's armies in the War of the Ring. Witch-King of Angmar is portrayed in the Lord of the Rings films as having a height of 7'1” (2.16 m) based on a comparative analysis of film frames.
As powerful as Galadriel, Fëanor, and many other Elves worthy of a mention are, the title of most powerful Elf goes to Fingolfin, the High King of the Ñoldor. Fingolfin achieved many impressive feats, but one stands out and places him as the most powerful of them all: his legendary duel with Morgoth.
He is, after all, from a younger generation than Galadriel herself, she being his second cousin once removed, and while one can play around with his unknown birthdate (he might conceivably be older than Galadriel if you push Curufin back in time and Finarfin forward), it is a stretch to make him substantially older.
The oldest elf in LoTR is Círdan the Shipwright, the oldest Elf still remaining in Middle-Earth, who appears at the end of Return of the King to sail to Valinor.
