Uesti Height

Jeos Thegimis · Post by **Jeos Thegimis** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:28 pm

Hey, I was wondering, how tall are the Uesti? the General range, local averages, stuff like that. It came to my mind when I was watching something on Television (or something I read, I cannot remember, strangely enough), and it mentioned how the Romans were up to several inches shorter than the Germanic people to the north (which added to their intimidation).

Post by **zompist** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:26 pm

There was another question about this, but I'm too lazy to go find it. I picture it as similar to Earth (with perhaps a bit better sanitation, because uesti hate to be far from running water). I suspect the ancient Germans were taller because they were less crowded, and thus healthier. The agricultural lifestyle isn't really that good for humans.

So, the barbarians are probably taller than the inhabitants of the Plain. I picture the Skourenes (and Gurdagor) as being a bit runty as well.

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 12:05 pm

zompist wrote:There was another question about this, but I'm too lazy to go find it.

I went ahead and found it.

The question occured in the Flaidish language thread, and the answer was as follows:

zompist wrote:Verdurian males probably average 5' 6" (apologies to metric users); flaids average about a foot taller. (Ilii average a couple inches taller than flaids, but are much more heavyset.)

Hope that helps.

zompist wrote: I picture it as similar to Earth (with perhaps a bit better sanitation, because uesti hate to be far from running water). I suspect the ancient Germans were taller because they were less crowded, and thus healthier. The agricultural lifestyle isn't really that good for humans.

So, the barbarians are probably taller than the inhabitants of the Plain. I picture the Skourenes (and Gurdagor) as being a bit runty as well.

I have also heard (without explicit proof) that populations with a high proportion of meat (=protein) in their diet tend to be taller on average, all else being equal--there are many other variables, of course. This claim was also made in the context of "barbarians vs. 'civilized' folk."

p@,
Glenn

Drakes · Post by **Drakes** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:42 pm

zompist wrote:The agricultural lifestyle isn't really that good for humans.

Well, maybe it's not as good for us as being hunter-gatherers, but it's better than being cooped up in cities!

So Haleza Grise · Post by **So Haleza Grise** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:32 pm

pastoralist wrote:
zompist wrote:The agricultural lifestyle isn't really that good for humans.
Well, maybe it's not as good for us as being hunter-gatherers, but it's better than being cooped up in cities!

"The agricultural lifestyle" includes the building of cities, which can only be achieved under intense cultivation of the land.