The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs by Lecouteux, Claude -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Image Title Page Epigraph Table of Contents Foreword by Régis Boyer Introduction. The Twists and Turns of Tradition PART ONE. THE LITERARY TRADITIONS

The Medieval Belief in Pygmies and Dwarfs The Dwarf in Western Literature Romance, Celtic, Germanic

THE DWARF IN ROMANCE LITERATURE THE CELTIC LITERATURE THE GERMANIC LITERATURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES

The Legend of Aubéron From the French Huon de Bordeaux

AUBÉRON AND HUON THE MAGICAL OBJECTS THE HORN

The Legends of Alberîch From Norse Sagas and Germanic Tales

ALBERÎCH AND SIEGFRIED ALBERÎCH AND ORTNIT ÁLFRIKR ALBERIC

The Relatives of Aubéron From the French Bataille Loquifer

PICOLET, GRINGALET, AND MALABRON THE MALABRON OF THE ROMANCE OF GAUFREY ZEPHYR

A Provisional Conclusion

PART TWO. MYTHOLOGIES AND BELIEFS

WHAT IS A DWARF? THE SIZE OF DWARFS THE BIRTH OF THE DWARFS THE NAMES OF THE DWARFS DWARFS, STONES, AND THE DEAD DWARFS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP THE DWARFS AND THE GODS

The Elves The Philosophy, Cultural Prospects, and Legends Surrounding Them

A BIT OF PHILOLOGY THE ELVES OF LIGHT CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ELVES AND THE DEAD THE BLACK ELVES AND THE DARK ELVES VÖLUNDR, PRINCE OF THE ELVES THOR AND THE ELVES THE SWAN MAIDENS AND THE ELVES IN THE LAND OF THE ELVES AUBÉRON-ALBERÎCH

PART THREE. THE EVOLUTION OF BELIEFS AND SURVIVALS

The Demonization of Elves and Dwarfs

THE LESSONS OF THE LEXICON ELVES, DWARFS, ILLNESSES DWARFS AND THREADS DECEPTIVE AND WICKED ELVES THE ELF AND THE NIGHTMARE

The Survivors of Pagan Legends Duses, Sprites, Kobolds, and Howlers

THE DUSE THE SPRITE THE KOBOLD THE GENIUS CATABULI THE HOWLER (SCHRAT)29 ELFLAND

Epilogue: Once Upon a Time . . . Afterword to the Second Edition

ASSESSMENT OF THE RESEARCH ADDITIONAL NOTES

Afterword to the Fourth Edition Footnotes Endnotes Bibliography Glossary About the Author About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions Index