Size and Phenotypes

[Panopticon]

The tallest natural giant was a man called Angus MacAskill who was 2.36 m tall. The Dinka are on average 176 as far as I know; impressive considering living conditions and such, but not the tallest people or close to being so.

[Bobcat Fraser]

The tallest natural giant was a man called Angus MacAskill who was 2.36 m tall. The Dinka are on average 176 as far as I know; impressive considering living conditions and such, but not the tallest people or close to being so.

Angus was incredibly strong too. It seems like people of Gaelic Scottish descent are more apt to be strength athletes than are people of Gaelic Irish descent. Look at the Highland Games and strongman competitions. Does Scandinavian blood make the difference?

[rhiannon]

Angus was incredibly strong too. It seems like people of Gaelic Scottish descent are more apt to be strength athletes than are people of Gaelic Irish descent. Look at the Highland Games and strongman competitions. Does Scandinavian blood make the difference?

There is, as far as I know, Scandinavian admixture in both the Scots and the Irish. I don't see it as making a big difference Perhaps someone with more knowledge on this topic will weigh in

[Pallantides]

Swedish men were on average 1'60's in the 16th-17th century.
In the mid 19th century the average height for Norwegian men was 1'68.

[Bobcat Fraser]

There is, as far as I know, Scandinavian admixture in both the Scots and the Irish. I don't see it as making a big difference Perhaps someone with more knowledge on this topic will weigh in

Highlanders have more Scandinavian ancestry. That may or may not be the reason why there aren't as many Gaelic Irish strength athletes, though. I made sure to add "Gaelic" because there are great strength athletes of Northern Irish descent. There was a Welsh winner of the Strongman Competition way back when too.

[Libertas]

North Europeans are taller than South Europeans..OK?

Er...only in some cases.

http://forwhattheywereweare.blogspot...d-myth-of.html

Here are some facts:

The Dutch are the tallest nation.

The area about Bulgaria and Turkey seems to be shortest for both males and females.

Some Northern nations have very short women (Britain and Finland) and the male mean of these nations is only medium.

Some Southerners like Greeks and Spanish are not short at all.

French,Swiss and Hungarians are shorter than many of their neighbours.

Any thoughts, people?

[Alberta1]

Height means nothing. The fact is on average Northern Euros are taller than Southern Euros. Southern Euros who are tall probably have good dose of Germanic blood.

[Albion]

Someone just discovered the wheel.

[Anusiya]

The size of one's limbs usually show nature's choice to compensate for environmental conditions.

[Libertas]

Height means nothing. The fact is on average Northern Euros are taller than Southern Euros. Southern Euros who are tall probably have good dose of Germanic blood.

Perhaps, but the height of people in the western Balkans has little to do with Germanic people.

The British have males of only medium height and short females.