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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.
A dwarf (‹The template Plural abbr is being considered for merging.› pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however, they are commonly, but not exclusively, presented as living in mountains or stones and being skilled craftsmen.
He saved Steel's life in mid-battle, only to be cut down from behind by a brute warrior under Steel's command. Steel saw the spirit of his father, Sturm Brightblade, carry Tanis away from the battle. Tanis and Laurana had one son: Gilthas Pathfinder. In the animated Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight film, Tanis is voiced by Michael ...
The Gates of Thorbardin is a novel in which the main characters are the dwarves Chane Feldstone and Jillian Firestoke, with additional characters including the kender Chestal Thicketsway and the unwanted unexploded spell named Zap which accompanies and even talks to him, and an incurably insane gnome named Bobbin who was banished from his colony.
Moradin was first detailed as part of the dwarven pantheon in the Forgotten Realms in Dwarves Deep (1990). [3] Moradin was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood. [4] His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). [5]
Pages in category "Fictional dwarves" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bruenor Battlehammer; D.
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Thorin's Company consisted of the following thirteen dwarves. Their quest in The Hobbit is the main impetus of the plot. [a] Their quest was joined by Bilbo Baggins (the titular hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Tolkien took the names of Gandalf and 12 of the 13 dwarves – excluding Balin – from the Old Norse Völuspá. [6] [7]