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Overview
The chapter describes a village of one-legged beings able to fly. A woman escaping from an ogre village is later carried off by them, but the source does not say that they intend to eat her. That distinction matters: unusual anatomy, abduction and cannibalism are not automatically the same narrative category. The short attestation supports a flying half-bodied community in a particular collected tale, without supplying an exhaustive appearance or set of customs.
The source places the flying inhabitants after the woman’s escape from a cannibal settlement, making them a second encounter rather than the same pursuers. Wings or the ability to fly accompany a single leg, but no detailed anatomy is supplied. Their removal of the woman remains alarming without an added claim that they consume her.
Origins & earliest records
The selected witness is Alice Werner’s 1933 comparative collection, section The Half-men. Its stated source context is Ronga flying half-beings compared by Werner. Publication and collection dates do not establish the beginning of the oral tradition.
Records & interpretation
The Half-men explicitly supplies the features and narrative actions summarized here. The account is mediated through named collectors or reported narrators, not a current community statement or independently verified encounter. Broad colonial interpretations are not adopted as facts.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
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Myths and Legends of the Bantu
The Half-men; cited source context: Ronga flying half-beings compared by Werner. Selected historical witness, not exhaustive.
Family & connections
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References
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- Historical collection and comparative commentaryMyths and Legends of the Bantu — The Half-menResearch access: 2026-10-05
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