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The '''Ranga''', or '''Full Pace''', was a [[Númenor|Númenórean]] linear measure. It was slightly longer than a yard, measuring 38 inches (3'2", or 95 centimetres). In the later days, when the stature of the Númenóreans decreased, two ''Rangar'' was called "man-high," meaning that the average Man was 6'4" or thereabouts. | The '''Ranga''', or '''Full Pace''', was a [[Númenor|Númenórean]] linear measure. It was slightly longer than a yard, measuring 38 inches (3'2", or 95 centimetres). In the later days, when the stature of the Númenóreans decreased, two ''Rangar'' was called "man-high," meaning that the average Man was 6'4" or thereabouts. | ||
The ''Ranga'' was said to be a full stride from the rear heel to the front toe, by a fullgrown man in quick march. 5000 ''Rangar'' made up a ''[[Lár]]''. | The ''Ranga'' was said to be a full stride from the rear heel to the front toe, by a fullgrown Númenórean man in quick march. 5000 ''Rangar'' made up a ''[[Lár]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 12:53, 13 October 2008
The Ranga, or Full Pace, was a Númenórean linear measure. It was slightly longer than a yard, measuring 38 inches (3'2", or 95 centimetres). In the later days, when the stature of the Númenóreans decreased, two Rangar was called "man-high," meaning that the average Man was 6'4" or thereabouts.
The Ranga was said to be a full stride from the rear heel to the front toe, by a fullgrown Númenórean man in quick march. 5000 Rangar made up a Lár.