The Ship That Sails Itself to Valinor

Permit me to scream about the fact that if Tolkien elves are extra-tall, Legolas is canonically a short elf (given that both Aragorn and Boromir are taller than he is). No wonder he ends up marrying a dwarf! ;)

(That "tall as a young tree" line says nothing. HOW YOUNG A TREE, TOLKIEN?)