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Dwarves are said to average between 4’ and 5’ (122 and 152 cm), and Hobbits are usually between 3’ and 4’ tall (90-120 cm).
Average heights for Men and Elves is a bit trickier, since Tolkien had a tendency to equate height with nobility and power. So while I’m assuming average Men in Middle Earth were the same height as average men are in our world, Tolkien mentions that Numenoreans averaged at 6’4” (193 cm), and that Elendil was 7’11” (241 cm). Aragorn himself stands at 6’6” (198 cm). On top of this, he equates a loss of status with a loss of height. So people in the First Age would have been taller than people in the Third Age. Tricky tricky.
Elves, I think, average at a bit taller than the average man, but probably not noticeable so. But “great” elves are much taller, just like “great” men. Galadriel was said to be the tallest female in Middle Earth, at 6’4”. But then Thingol was the tallest elf ever to live, and he’s estimated to be almost 9’ (274 cm).
But these were not average characters. If we’re speaking strictly average heights, I’d say men were around 6’ (183 cm), and elves a few inches taller.
SOURCES: The Unfinished Tales, LOTR
((The metric system is not my forte, so I’ve done my best with a Google feet-cm converter. If you notice a mistake or anything, please let me know!))
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