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Here the god Thor talks to the dwarf Alviss to prevent him from marrying his daughter Þrúðr; at dawn Alviss turns to stone. Drawing by W. G. Collingwood , 1908 The medievalist Charles Moseley described the dwarves of Tolkien's legendarium as " Old Norse " in their names, their feuds, and their revenges. [ 2 ]
The Prose and Poetic Eddas, which form the foundation of what we know today concerning Norse mythology, contain many names of dwarfs.While many of them are featured in extant myths of their own, many others have come down to us today only as names in various lists provided for the benefit of skalds or poets of the medieval period and are included here for the purpose of completeness.
The dwarves of the fifthling kingdom were divided into nine clans. They guarded the gate way to Girdlegard from the Perished Land. For a long time, the orcs fought against the dwarves unsuccessfully, but alfar came and caused a great sickness that sapped the dwarves strength, clouded their vision, and enfeebled their hands.
Blagden's name is an Old English name meaning "the dark/black valley". [3] The five creatures of the Beor mountains are five unique species living only in the mountain range, for which five dwarf clans are named. [10] Feldûnost are large goat-like creatures used as mounts and to produce dairy. Their name means "frostbeard" in the dwarf ...
Eriond (previously Errand), a boy sent by the Prophecy to be used by Zedar to steal the Orb of Aldur. Later the adopted son of Durnik and Polgara. Became the new Child of Light and then the new God of the Angaraks. Called the 'Bearer Of The Orb' by the Dals. After Torak's death and Eriond's ascension to godhood, he would be the new God of the ...
Ivaldi is often glossed as being a dwarf. [6] Svartálfaheimr ("world of black-elves") appears in the Prose Edda twice, [3] [7] in each case as the place where certain dwarfs can be found to be living: [8] In Gylfaginning 33, the "world of black-elves" is where the dwarfs are sought by the gods to craft the fetter Gleipnir to bind the wolf ...
Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes is an anthology of fantasy stories published by TSR, Inc. in 1987. It was published under the Dragonlance brand name and is set in that brand's fictional world of Krynn. It is the eighth Dragonlance novel to be published, and the second book in the "Dragonlance Tales" series, all three books of which are ...
This is a list of many important or pivotal fictional figures in the history of the Warhammer Fantasy universe.. These characters have appeared in the games set in the Warhammer world, the text accompanying various games and games material, novels by Games Workshop and later Black Library and other publications based on the Warhammer setting by other publishers.