Were Elves half the size of Humans? [duplicate]

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Are Tolkien Elves taller or shorter than Men?

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This sketch by Colin Williams suggests that elves were half the size of a human. Also they are much more 'alien-like' than Peter Jackson's version.

Are these sketches accurate to Tolkien's idea of the elves?

If that sketch is meant to be of a Tolkien Elf it is very very wrong. — dlanod, Commented Jul 16, 2012 at 1:47
Elves are meant to be creatures of great beauty. This is just... not. — Ernest Friedman-Hill, Commented Jul 16, 2012 at 1:55
Mr. Williams sketches are "inspired by the writings" of Tolkein, but so far I don't see much evidence that he uses Tolkein's descriptions to drive his sketches. Both his elves and his hobbits look all wrong. — KutuluMike, Commented Jul 16, 2012 at 2:20
General rule - "inspired by" seems to mean "no relation at all" for most people's work — The Fallen, Commented Jul 16, 2012 at 4:15
Is this like a middle schooler's website or something? These drawings are terrible! — zipquincy, Commented Aug 21, 2012 at 22:09

DavidW · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-23 14:10:46Z

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No, Elves were at least as tall as Men.

Here's an earlier discussion:

There's also a notion that Númenóreans, who were very tall Men, were sometimes confused as Elves by the Men in Middle-earth:

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