dwarves
Underground mining race
Dwarves is a plural of dwarf, used especially for the mythological beings—short, bearded, skilled in mining and metalwork—found in Norse legend and modern fantasy: The dwarves forged magical weapons in their mountain halls.
Tolkien popularized this spelling over the older dwarfs.
For people of short stature, dwarfs remains standard; dwarves may seem to equate real people with fantasy creatures.
Mythical earth-dwelling dwarfs
- elvesMythical small beings
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
- goblinsMalicious mythical creatures
- fairytalesMagical stories for children
legends · folktales · enchanted · mythical · bearded · Germanic · caverns · mines
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- GimliManitoba town, Lake Winnipeg
- ThorinName meaning bold one
- Dungeons & DragonsFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
Warhammer · Azeroth · Dragonlance · mithril · Moria · battle-axe · epic quests · underground cities
Of limited extent
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
- stockyShort and solidly built
- compactTightly packed together
squat · sturdy · broad-shouldered · barrel-chested · stout · low · little · undersized
Furnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
- metalworkShaped metal objects
blacksmith · goldsmith · silversmith · mithril · jeweler · chisel · mallet · foundry
gnomes
Mythical earth-dwelling dwarfs
fairytales · legends · folktales · enchanted · mythical · bearded · Germanic · caverns · mines · little people
Tolkien
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- GimliManitoba town, Lake Winnipeg
- ThorinName meaning bold one
Dungeons & Dragons · Warhammer · Azeroth · Dragonlance · mithril · Moria · battle-axe · epic quests · underground cities · high fantasy
short
Of limited extent
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
- stockyShort and solidly built
compact · squat · sturdy · broad-shouldered · barrel-chested · stout · low · little · undersized · robust
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
metalwork · blacksmith · goldsmith · silversmith · mithril · jeweler · chisel · mallet · foundry · workshop
stoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
loyal · proud · clannish · honor-bound · fierce · determined · enduring · steadfast · taciturn · suspicious
Mjolnir
Thunder god's hammer
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- fantasy raceself, elves, orc, orcs, goblin
- fantasy tropesdragon, dragons, elf, elves, wizard
- Tolkien Fantasyhobbits, elves, orcs, wizards, Middle-earth
- Bavarian FolkloreKrampus, kobold, nixie, mountain spirits, forest spirits
- Germanic FolkloreBrothers Grimm, folktales, Valkyrie, Valhalla, sagas
dwarveselves
Mythical small beings
high elves · wood elves · sylphs · faeries · fairies
- brown dwarvesSubstellar objects lacking fusion