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Middle-earth dwarf
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humanoid species from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
Key facts
- First appearance
- The Hobbit
- Created by
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Other names
- Khazad, Naugrim
- Home world
- Middle-earth
- Language
- Khuzdul , Westron
- Notable members
- Thorin II Oakenshield Balin Gimli
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
In the fantasy of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Dwarves are a race inhabiting Middle-earth, the central continent of Arda in an imagined mythological past. They are based on the dwarfs of Germanic myths who were small humanoids that lived in mountains, practising mining, metallurgy, blacksmithing and jewellery. Tolkien described them as tough, warlike, and lovers of stone and craftsmanship.
The origins of Tolkien's Dwarves can be traced to Norse mythology; Tolkien also mentioned a connection with Jewish history and language. Dwarves appear in his books The Hobbit (1937), The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977), Unfinished Tales (1980), and The History of Middle-earth series (1983–96), the last three edited by his son Christopher Tolkien.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Middle-earth dwarf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.