The Testimony of Tradition
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89-90) points out an " Aschberg, " at Casterle, in the province of Antwerp, which is said to have held fifty bergmannetjes, or hill-dwarfs. (With this may fitly be compared three Eskimo " mounds " at Hopedale, Labrador, which, though they are now deserted, " more than one hundred persons of both sexes and all ages are said to have inhabited. ") But every Continental " Venusberg, " into which men of the taller race were tempted by the attractions of the dwarf women, and every "berg" that is affi...rmed to have been the residence of a "berg-fee, " comes under the same denomination as the special examples already cited.
156 CHAPTER XVI.
IT is manifest that the traditions relating to " the little people " contain many statements which at the first sight seem to be irreconcilable with one another. In one aspect, the dwarf races appear as possessed of a higher culture than the race or races who were physically their superiors. They forge swords of " magic " temper, and armour of proof ; beautifully-wrought goblets of gold and silver, silver-mounted bridles, garments of silk, and personal ornaments of precious metals and precious stones, are all associated with them.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
89-90) points out an " Aschberg, " at Casterle, in the province of Antwerp, which is said to have held fifty bergmannetjes, or hill-dwarfs. (With this may fitly be compared three Eskimo " mounds " at Hopedale, Labrador, which, though they are now deserted, " more than one hundred persons of both sexes and all ages are said to have inhabited. ") But every Continental " Venusberg, " into which men of the taller race were tempted by the attractions of the dwarf women, and every "berg" that is affi...rmed to have been the residence of a "berg-fee, " comes under the same denomination as the special examples already cited.
156 CHAPTER XVI.
IT is manifest that the traditions relating to " the little people " contain many statements which at the first sight seem to be irreconcilable with one another. In one aspect, the dwarf races appear as possessed of a higher culture than the race or races who were physically their superiors. They forge swords of " magic " temper, and armour of proof ; beautifully-wrought goblets of gold and silver, silver-mounted bridles, garments of silk, and personal ornaments of precious metals and precious stones, are all associated with them.
What to read after The Testimony of Tradition?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Macritchie David to read onlineMoreLess
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