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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 beneath ground.
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Why is it "dwarves" and not "dwarfs"?
Tolkien's):
It may be observed that in this book as in The Hobbit the form dwarves is used, although the dictionaries tell us that the plural of dwarf is dwarfs. … It is to mark this that I have ventured to use the form dwarves, and remove them a little, perhaps, from the sillier tales of these days. …
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Why were the doors of Moria made so easy to open?
The Noldor and Dwarves liked each other
Although you're right that Dwarves tend to be insular, by all accounts they got on quite well with the Noldor; according to The Silmarillion:
[T]he Naugrim … Clearly the Dwarves were relying on the Elves of Hollin to keep the Orcs at bay, which they seemed to do quite a good job of. …
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What dwarves live in the Grey Mountains?
settlements were substantially abandoned after being attacked by dragons:
But there were dragons in the wastes beyond; and after many years they became strong again and multiplied, and they made war on the Dwarves …
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What happened to the dwarves' instruments?
hoard:
Then the dwarves themselves brought forth harps and instruments regained from the hoard, and made music to soften [Thorins] mood; but their song was not as elvish song, and was much like the … But given the long distrust between the Dwarves and Elves, it seems unlikely.
They were taken by the Goblins under the Misty Mountains. …
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How does interspecies reproduction work in the Lord of the Rings universe?
I think much of the confusion stems from the non-obvious fact that Elves and Men are the same species; as Tolkien notes in Letter 153:
Elves and Men are evidently in biological terms one race, or the …
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Why was Gimli given a Scottish accent in the Lord of the Rings films?
In a 1969ish essay on the languages of the Dwarves, expanding on Appendix F, Tolkien writes (emphasis mine):
The Dwarves were not, however skilled linguists - in most matters they were unadaptable - and … History of Middle-earth XII The Peoples of Middle-earth Part 2: "Late Writings" Chapter X: "Of Dwarves and Men" …
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Did Tolkien invent enough Dwarvish to carry on a conversation?
History of Middle-earth XII The Peoples of Middle-earth Chapter X: "Of Dwarves and Men"
What little we know of the language is covered in Nerrolken's answer to How much Dwarvish appears in Tolkien's work …
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Is there a legal system in Middle-earth?
We see this become a problem in The Hobbit, when the Dwarves, Elves, and Men of Dale decide to resolve the ownership Smaug's Horde using the time-honoured tradition of Bigger-Army Diplomacy. … Bilbo and the Dwarves could decide to choose a private arbiter to resolve their dispute. …
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