Gettin' My Oberon

[vovat]

Continuing the fairy theme from last week, I'm sure you know that the rulers of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream are Oberon and Titania. But what was Shakespeare's own source for these characters? Well, "Oberon" is a French variation on the Germanic name "Alberich," which translates as "king of the elves." Alberich was a dwarf (the

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[kevenn]

Naw, the dark skinned kid is the changeling from India that Titania kinda' adopts.

[vovat]

Right, that makes more sense. I'd forgotten about that element of the story. Thanks.