07-02-2000, 05:51 AM | #1 |
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Dwarf-women
Besides teh family trees in the appendices, is there even a mention of female dwarves in Tolkein's work? i've never seen any reference to them at all except for Thorin's (?) sister named only in the fmaily trees.
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07-02-2000, 07:32 AM | #2 |
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Re: Dwarf-women
Dis (Thorin`s sister) is the only female dwarf mentioned by name, as far as I am aware.
According to Gimli, they `seldom went abroad, except at great need`. They were bearded, like the males, and therefore the two sexes were indistinguishable to other races. I would guess that the only time female dwarfs left their halls would be at times of upheaval. When the Balrog drove the dwarves from Moria or when Smaug forced them from Erebor are two examples that spring to mind. Note from the admin: Taimar, your signature is screwed up and messed up the whole page, please fix it |
04-20-2002, 02:54 PM | #3 |
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Dis was Fili and Kili's Mother. Also it says only 1/3 of the Drawves where female and that not all of them got married.
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04-20-2002, 03:03 PM | #4 |
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Well, the dwarves will die out quickly at that rate! Yeah, Dis is the only female ever mentioned...but you never know, some of those dwarves could have been female and you'd never know...
Go read some Terry Pratchett, you'll know what I mean.
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It says in the appendices that about one third of Dwarves are woman, but they look excactly like the men.
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05-12-2002, 02:19 PM | #6 |
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If lady dwarves have beards, it must be like in Macbeth, you know, the wierd sisters? "You seem to be women, yet you have beards"-Banquo. Hehehe, funny.
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I don't think that I would want to be of a race where the women looked like the men. That'd just be freaky.
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05-15-2002, 09:20 PM | #8 |
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yeah Eruviel, Discworld forever! Cheery Littlebottom. heeheehee. yeah, that seems to be universal with all dwarves mentioned in any fantasy, they are nigh indistinguishable from the males and/or there are far fewer females than males.
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Though perhaps that trend was started by Tolkien. *looks up origin of Tolkien's dwarves*
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Quite probable...for example: Name me one fantasy author who came after Tolkien who did not rip off Tolkien in any way, shape, or form. I certainly can't.
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*thinks about it*
Nope, neither can I! Oh, and yeah, Discworld forever!!!
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