Pigmies
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The Pigmies are a race of diminutive people, only three spans long, known for their beauty and gentleness. They marry at half a year old, have children, and live only six or seven years, with eight years considered very old. They are skilled artisans in gold, silver, cotton, and silk, and engage in warfare with birds for food.
When
- First attested
- 1300 CE
- Attested period
- 1300 – 1300
- Historical notes
- Described in The Travels of Sir John Mandeville.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“That river goeth through the land of Pigmies, where that the folk be of little stature, that be but three span long, and they be right fair and gentle, after their quantities, both the men and the women. And they marry them when they be half year of age and get children.”
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