Mythological creatures typically described as short in stature, but making up for a lack of height with a strong torso, muscular arms and immense work ethic. Often depicted with an aptitude for smithing, mining, construction and metalwork, they are described as clanish and prefer to live and work ...
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What does Gimli's axe look like?
Does Gimli have a single-sided or a double-sided axe? (Please answer only with quotes from the Lord of the Rings or other Tolkien books, I've done enough speculation myself.)
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What is Thorin's hair colour?
I read through "The Hobbit" book trying to find something about Thorin's hair, but I didn't see anything. Has anybody noticed something I haven't?
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Why did the Dwarven Rings of Power cause greed?
I was reading through some of the questions and answers here on the Rings of Power and I just wondered why the ring effects, affected different races in a slightly different way.
I know other ...
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Why didn't the dwarf women have beards in The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey?
I may have missed it with the 3D, but I could have sworn I saw what I suspect was a lady Dwarf or two running from the Erebor in the beginning of the Hobbit, but they didn't seem bearded.
If dwarf ...
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Did Tolkien originate the idea of dwarven women as being visually indistinguishable from dwarven men?
Inspired by this question: Is the theory that dwarf women look like dwarf men limited to the works of Tolkien?
The answer to the above question is no as there are other works which continue the trend ...
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Is the theory that dwarf women look like dwarf men limited to the works of Tolkien?
We saw Gimli discussing dwarf women with Eowyn in the The Two Towers:
Gimli: It's true you don't see many dwarf women. And in fact, they are
so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often ...
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Was there any reason for Gimli having a scottish accent in the LOTR films?
I can see no good reason for Gimli having a scottish accent and I just wonder if there is any information on why this was deemed necessary?
Is it supposed to be indicative of a Dwarvish accent in ...
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Did the Dwarves do anything to help during the War of the Ring?
In the LOTR series elves, men, hobbits and even eagles are a major help to the destruction of the ring and the saving of Middle-Earth. Dwarves didn't seem to be taking much part in this war.
Am I ...
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Why don't Elves like Dwarves?
Is there a specific reason that most elves aren't very fond of the dwarves in Tolkien's writings?
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Please help me identify a bad pulp novel from the mid 1980s
This is the sort that made it to the shelf of a drug store prior to about 1988. The blurb on the back told of dwarves hiding underneath the Canadian tundra, and an enslaved man that they rode as their ...
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Why was the riddle on the way to Moria written in elvish?
I just caught my housemates watching Lord of The Rings, at the scene where the fellowship enters the 'Mines' of Moria. The Writing on the entrance is in elvish though, despite this being a Dwarvish ...
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Was Gimli the last of his race?
In the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, dwarves play a fairly central role: They drive the entire plot of The Hobbit, and much of Fellowship is centered upon Moria, the dwarven stronghold.
We see ...
