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[monstevr]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllCavemenWereNeanderthals
In Real Life, trolls may have been based on folk memory or skeletons of short, stout Neandertals. Then again, we seem to be wired to believe in Elves Vs Dwarves, whether it's

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[styrofork]

I've heard the theory that the Norse got the inspiration for dwarves from Greeks they encountered in trading caravans. They were shorter, swarthier, and had the ability to create amazing weapons and other magical (from their perspective) artifacts.

[spindlegold]

... http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=675
"Dr. George Church, at Harvard, says Neanderthals could be brought back with existing technology, at a price of about $30 million."