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Thread #137068   Message #3176467
Posted By: CapriUni
25-Jun-11 - 07:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: CapriUni's blog: disability in folktales
Subject: RE: BS: CapriUni's blog: disability in folktales
Yes, you're right, Mrrzy. I think (maybe) Rumpelstilskin is referred to as a "dwarf" in some translations.

But -- that is a name for a specific type of supernatural being related to fairies and elves. The use of "Dwarf" to refer to humans with a genetic trait of disproportionally short limbs is borrowed from the folklore belief, if I am not mistaken.

And, Thanks, Mrrzy!