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In Wolfram Von Eschenbach's Arthurian poem, Parzaval, a chief character has patchwork black-and-white skin, the product of his mixed parentage. Does this represent an actual cultural belief that parents with different skin tones would have children with a vitiligo-like appearance?

by /u/Acidnapper in /r/AskHistorians

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