Athanasius
Athanasius By Owlorey the Owl, LMD Into the room came the man, known to his opponents as the black dwarf. He was accused of murder and witchcraft, and of killing a man and cutting off his hand for magical purposes. The dwarf brought with him another man who was hooded and cloaked in black. The dwarf first ascertained that everyone present knew the victim that he supposedly murdered. He then uncovered the face of the hooded man. And everyone saw that he was indeed the man who was supposedly murdered by the black dwarf. Someone in the crowd said, “he didn’t kill him, he just cut his hand off.” The black dwarf uncovered the man’s right hand… It was there. The crowd shouted; “it is his other hand!” The black dwarf uncovered the man’s other hand. It was still there. The Dwarf asked. “What do you think he is, a monster with three hands?” Everyone laughed (González). Athanasius, the “black dwarf” to whom I just referred, was one of the greatest heroes of faith in the fourth century A....