The Tall

A title used of Maedhros the son of Fëanor, Galdor of Dor-lómin and Elendil of Númenor. Also applied, in later times, to Húrin, Warden of the Keys of Minas Tirith.

The use of the word 'Tall' in the context of earlier ages implies a very considerable height indeed. For example, we know that Elendil was two-and-a-half rangar tall, or 7' 10" (2.39m). Even at that height, Elendil was not the tallest of the Children of Ilúvatar: that title was given to Elu Thingol of Doriath. Given Elendil's extraordinary height, Thingol must have been a towering presence, though he was never given the title 'Tall'.