Dwarf

== Dwarves:==

I. General Description:

Dwarves are almost always bearded, short, hooded people who can be confused with gnomes,except gnomes are shorter. They are about the height of a man's knee to his hip. They are extremely good metal workers, blacksmiths, miners, and jewelers.

II. Species:

A. Teutonic Dwarves:

Dwarves from Germany are divided into three types, depending on the colour of their clothes.

1. White dwarves - White dwarves are generally friendly and work all winter making fine things of gold and silver and jewels. In summer they turn into beasts and insects and dance until winter, when their work is resumed.

2. Brown dwarves - Brown dwarves are much like brownies, they will stay with a family and reward them when they are good and virtuous with fine gold and jeweled things.

3. Black dwarves - Black dwarves are evil and will flash fake lights to ships during storms in order to wreck and plunder them. They are particularly skilled with iron and steel and make the most dangerous weapons.

B. Irish Dwarves:

The most famous of the Irish dwarves is the Lephrechaun, or Clurichan, which is explained about elsewear in this wiki.

C. Other Dwarves:

Dwarves are in many cultures, a list of which is provided below.

Indian

Hindise

Turkish

Chinese

Scottish

Welsh

English

North African (Niger, Nigeria, Mali, etc.)

Aztec

Incan

Polish

French

Scandinavian

Dwarves also have names from mythology. Scandinavian Mythology reveals several called Durin, Dwalin, Thrain, and Dain.

III. Dwarves in Modern Writings:

In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings hee portrays several dwarf names from mythology, such as Dwalin, Durin, Thrain, and Dain. Also he mentions many others, a list of which is shown below as individual names as well as by line of birth:

Durin (Deathless)

Durin VI

Nain I

Thrain I

Thorin I

Gloin

Oin

Nain II

Dain I and Borin (From now on the left side will be descendents of Dain and the right will be those of Borin)

Gror, Fror, and Thror, sons of Dain I, and Farin son of Borin

Thrain II, son of Thror, Nain, son of Gror, and Fundin and Groin, sons of Farin

Thorin II, (Oakenshield) Frerin, and Dis, all three sons of Thrain II, Dain II, (Ironfoot) son of Nain, Balin and Dwalin, sons of Fundin, and Oin and Gloin, sons of Groin

Thorin III, (Stonehelm) son of Dain II (Ironfoot)

Fili cand Kili, sons of Dis,

Gimli, Elf-friend, son of Gloin

Durin VII

Here are some dwarves of whom their family tree is not shown:

Bifor, Bofur, and Bombur, brothers of each other

Dori, Nori, and Ori, brothers of each other