It was said they lived underground and lived in caves - if it were so - would perhaps produce people who walked with a stoop and perhaps  they would be shorter in consequence - I often find   that  logically such things can be explained - but I warn you it 's "Patricia-Logic"

Not genuine sixth-form logic

Bless

Patricia

 

 

 

--- In norse_course@ yahoogroups. com, "Patricia" <originalpatricia@ ...>
wrote:

>
> Thanks LN that is precisely what I had in mind - except I rather

fancy that

> dwarves are as fond of a cheese and pickle sandwich as the "Tall folk"
> are - with a mug of ale of course.
> That link is a good one

Hmm, tall folk... that reminds me of a comment in the glossary to
Ralpg O'Connor's "Icelandic Histories and Romances". In the entry for
dwarves he says, "Ancient sources do not mention their diminutive
size: later folklore presumably shrank them as it did elves, goblins
and Irish fairy folk."