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Aulë created the first 7 Dwarven fathers, from whom 7 Dwarven clans rose. But how did they reproduce into even more clans, if it's known that the first Dwarves were men, and Dwarves reproduce sexually?

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    The short answer is that they took wives, indicating that wives were created at much the same time.
    – Valorum
    Commented Dec 4, 2016 at 21:16
  • 6 of the first seven Dwarven Fathers were laid to rest with wives. Durin, the first Dwarf to be created, was laid to rest on his own. There are only 7 Dwarven families, but more groups of those families.
    – Edlothiad
    Commented Dec 4, 2016 at 21:32
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    Perhaps Tolkien saw no problem introducing the same confusion found in the Bible: The first humans (Adam and Eve) had two sons (Cain and Abel). Cain killed Abel and then somehow found a woman to marry.
    – Blackwood
    Commented Dec 4, 2016 at 22:33
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    Eru ("God") only gave sentient life to the original 13 dwarves created by Äule.
    – Edlothiad
    Commented Dec 5, 2016 at 8:39
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    @Valorum where was I implying that dwarves are related to men? The wives explain it, I was not aware there were any.
    – Ben
    Commented Dec 5, 2016 at 11:15

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