tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post3668325736979455442..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: Wandering Around the MMO-verseRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-92211883716613718182018-05-19T22:43:30.402-04:002018-05-19T22:43:30.402-04:00You might be on to something there. The dwarves of...You might be on to something there. The dwarves of Scandinavian myth are also the short, squat people you'd expect in an area with little food.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-50027822258178090602018-05-19T19:17:13.105-04:002018-05-19T19:17:13.105-04:00I understand the basic concept of the Norns, as th...<em>I understand the basic concept of the Norns, as there's a long history in Nordic tradition of the race of giants as well as in F&SF literature (Robert E. Howard's Conan stories) and RPGs (the AD&D classic module series "Against the Giants" as another example). But come on. As food becomes scarce and conditions in the frozen areas of the world get harsh, our physical growth is actually stunted due to lack of food.</em><br /><br />I've always wondered if that's an underlying reason why trolls in older Scandinavian myth always seem to hunger for human flesh and if maybe to some extent they aren't a variant of the Wendigo.mattHnoreply@blogger.com