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Normans are the main race of Midgard, though some refer to them as humans. | Normans are the main race of Midgard, though some refer to them as humans. | ||
In the beginning, normans were not much more than cavemen, using primitive means to hunt and survive. It was not until elves came to Midgard that | In the beginning, normans were not much more than cavemen, using primitive means to hunt and survive. It was not until elves came to Midgard that normans began learning the basics of civilization from them. As a result, normans became tenacious and greedy. In return for the elves' charity, the normans allied with the dwarfs and overran the elven kingdom of Geffenia. The kingdom fell beneath the earth, and the normans were forced back to Midgard and began building their own cities and towns. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Scholars posit that norman comes from the ancient elven word ''norma'', meaning unintelligent. Human, on the other hand, is an early norman construction based on the ancient elven word for strength, ''huma''. | Scholars posit that norman comes from the ancient elven word ''norma'', meaning unintelligent. Human, on the other hand, is an early norman construction based on the ancient elven word for strength, ''huma''. | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 4 December 2023
Normans are the main race of Midgard, though some refer to them as humans.
In the beginning, normans were not much more than cavemen, using primitive means to hunt and survive. It was not until elves came to Midgard that normans began learning the basics of civilization from them. As a result, normans became tenacious and greedy. In return for the elves' charity, the normans allied with the dwarfs and overran the elven kingdom of Geffenia. The kingdom fell beneath the earth, and the normans were forced back to Midgard and began building their own cities and towns.
Etymology
Scholars posit that norman comes from the ancient elven word norma, meaning unintelligent. Human, on the other hand, is an early norman construction based on the ancient elven word for strength, huma.