A Dwarf is a creature from Germanic mythologies, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games. It usually has magical talents, often involving metallurgy.
The original concept of Dwarves is very difficult to determine. Sources have gradually given Dwarves more comical and superstitious roles. Dwarves were certainly humanoid, but sources differ over their lifestyles, and their similarity to Elves. They may have had a strong associations wi...
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A Dwarf is a creature from Germanic mythologies, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games. It usually has magical talents, often involving metallurgy.
The original concept of Dwarves is very difficult to determine. Sources have gradually given Dwarves more comical and superstitious roles. Dwarves were certainly humanoid, but sources differ over their lifestyles, and their similarity to Elves. They may have had a strong associations with death: paled skin; dark hair; connections with the earth; their role in mythology. They followed animistic traditions, showing similarities to such concepts of the dead. They were similar to others from the 'Vættir' family, such as Elves.
The remnants of the mythological Dwarves formed later fairy tales and folklore (see German folklore, English folklore and Dutch folklore) as well as elements of Fantasy literature.
The term 'dwarf' can now describe very short humans, regardless of its mythical origins. The universal modern description of a...
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