[MR] BBC: Tallest Man in the World (1578-1623)

[Groff, Garth (ggg9y)]

Noble friends,

Here's one for the period oddities collection: John Middleton, the supposed tallest man in the world at 9' 3": http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22065684 . Can you imagine him going into the merchant tents at Pennsic?

There was an earlier story about the statue, with a great close-up of Middleton's face at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-21842813 . And who says giants are just a myth?

Yours Aye,

Lord Mungo Napier, The Archer of Mallard Lodge
Read "The Tale of Mungo Napier":
http://people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/napier1.html