Tolkien found dwarves in Norse mythology. [1] Here the god Thor talks to the dwarf Alviss to prevent him from marrying his daughter Þrúðr; at dawn Alviss turns to stone.Drawing by W. G. Collingwood, 1908. The medievalist Charles Moseley described the dwarves of Tolkien's legendarium as "Old Norse" in their names, their feuds, and their revenges. [2] In the appendix on "Durin's Folk" in The ... More @Wikipedia
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