Q.E.D. > A dwarf is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology as well as other > Germanic mythologies, fairy tales, fantasy fiction and role-playing games. > Its plural was traditionally dwarfs, but fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien > used the plural dwarves, which has gone into general usage. Dwarves are > much > like humans, but generally living underground or in mountainous areas. > Here > they have heaped up countless treasures of gold, silver, and precious > stones, and pass their time in fabricating costly armour. They are famed > miners and smiths although, like humans, they specialise in any number of > trades. Generally shorter than humans, they are on average stockier and > hairier, usually sporting full beards. Dwarvish smiths created some of the > greatest and most powerful items of power in Norse mythology, such as the > magic chain which bound the wolf, Fenris.Received on Thu Sep 07 2006 - 05:19:49 UTC
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