Dwarves

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Dwarves are a stout, long-lived, and masterfully skilled race of miners and craftsmen in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional race
sentient species
afterlifeBelief Mansions of Aulë
alignment generally opposed to Morgoth
generally opposed to Sauron
alsoCalled Dwarrows
Gonnhirrim
Khazâd
Naugrim
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
chiefHouse Longbeards
craftSpecialty armor forging
metalwork
stonework
weapon forging
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
culturalTrait love of craftsmanship
love of mining
love of precious metals and gems
strong family loyalty
strong sense of honor
eraActive First Age
Fourth Age
Second Age
Third Age
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
firstCreatedBy Aulë
founderOfHouse Durin's Folk
surface form: Durin the Deathless
homeworld Arda
language Khuzdul
lifespan about 250 years on average
notableCreation Doors of Durin
Nauglamír
Nauglamír
surface form: Necklace of the Dwarves
notableHouse Blacklocks
Broadbeams
Firebeards
Ironfists
Longbeards
Stiffbeards
Stonefoots
notableMember Balin
Durin's Folk
surface form: Durin the Deathless

Dáin II Ironfoot
Gimli
Thorin Oakenshield
notableTrait great endurance
resistance to disease
resistance to fire and heat
secretive nature
organization Seven Houses of the Dwarves
physicalCharacteristic long beards
short stature
stout build
primaryStronghold Arda
surface form: Belegost

Blue Mountains
Erebor
Ered Luin
Iron Hills
Khazad-dûm
Nogrod
relationshipWithElves often strained
relationshipWithMen frequent trading partners
religiousBelief revere Aulë
ringBearers The Seven Rings for the Dwarf-lords
surface form: Seven Rings of Power for the Dwarf-lords
weakness susceptibility to greed
weaponSpecialty axes
writingSystem Cirth

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Middle-earth hasRace Dwarves
Erebor foundedBy Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Durin's line
Company of Thorin member Dwarves
this entity surface form: Gloin
Dwarves of Erebor race Dwarves
Narsil (reforged as Andúril) culture Dwarves
subject surface form: Narsil
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Nogrod
Khuzdul usedBy Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Middle-earth
Arda hasInhabitants Dwarves
Men alliedWith Dwarves
subject surface form: Men (Middle-earth)
War of the Last Alliance allianceMember Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Khazad-dûm
Eriador primaryInhabitants Dwarves
Moria raceAssociatedWith Dwarves
Blue Mountains homeOf Dwarves
Beleriand homeOfPeople Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Nogrod
Doriath destroyedBy Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Nogrod
Alliance includesRace Dwarves
Mithril coat madeBy Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves of Khazad-dûm
Orcrist belongsToCharacterRace Dwarves
this entity surface form: Dwarves (via Thorin Oakenshield)
Ajihad in Eragon alliesWith Dwarves
subject surface form: Ajihad
this entity surface form: the dwarves of Farthen Dûr