Karoitan (?) and Movoiri (?) here are apparently 2.18 and 2.12 meters tall, which is huge even by modern standards, so if those measurements are accurate, the height difference between them and their captors might not be that much of an embellishment as it looks.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do we have independent confirmation on those measurements?

[–] HetareKing@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I looked some things up. This drawing depicts the Golovnin Incident and the person in front is Vasily Golovnin. Not sure how they got "Karoitan" from that, but anyway.
I can't find anything about his height, but I imagine if he really was 2.18 meters tall, it would be written down everywhere, so it's probably exaggerated.

EDIT: I misread, it's not Karoitan, it's Kahitan, meaning they thought his name was "captain".

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

That makes more sense. Thanks.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For real? I am tiny compared to them. XD

[–] HetareKing@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, that's what the text says, anyway. It describes "Kahiitan" Golovinn as 7 shaku (30.3cm) and 2 sun (1/10 shaku) tall, and whatshisface behind him 7 shaku tall. But it's most likely an exaggeration.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Some tall ass people even if it is a little overblown.