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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.
Dwarves were unwilling to teach outsiders Khuzdul, even to their non-dwarf friends. Dwarves would speak the languages of the region "but with an accent due to their own private tongue...". [ T 2 ] Dwarves were however willing to reveal the names of places in Khuzdul, such as the names of the landmarks of Moria: "I know them and their names, for ...
Balin: Dwarf companion of Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. Slain during an attempt to retake Moria. Bard the Bowman: Man of Esgaroth who slew Smaug the dragon. Beorn: Skin-changer who resides in the region of Mirkwood and takes the form of a great bear. Bilbo Baggins: Title character of The Hobbit. Discovered the One Ring after its loss by Gollum.
For example, the Dwarves of Moria and the Lonely Mountain use outer names taken from the language of the Men of the north where they lived. [T 16] In reality, Tolkien took the names of 12 of the 13 dwarves – excluding Balin – that he used in The Hobbit from the Old Norse Völuspá, long before the idea of Khuzdul arose.
5 Dwarves. 6 Other assorted beings. 7 See also. 8 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of people, items and places in Norse mythology. 8 languages.
Alhana names her nephew Gilthas leader of the elven people and departs. In the Elven Exiles Trilogy, it is revealed that Alhana has gone searching for Porthios, and she eventually finds him in Bianost. She joins his fight to free Qualinesti, comes with him to Khur to save the elves there, and then returns with him to Qualinesti to continue the ...
A 400-year old dwarf and Frieren's old friend, who outlived the average dwarf life expectancy and stands guard to protect his long-passed human wife's hometown, following his promise to her that he would always protect it. Lecker (レケル, Rekeru) [bn] Voiced by: Shinji Kawada [4] (Japanese); Kamen Casey [5] (English)
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