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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 6320636" data-attributes="member: 59082">I was going to mention Throal - one of the best. Also, check out the dwarven kingdom for the Fighting Fantasy world, Titan. I remember liking that quite a bit. I think the mountain was capped in gold.You mean thank mythology, in particular Norse but European in general.Again, it isn't only Tolkien, who based his work on Northern European mythology. In fact, JRR said something to the effect that he was trying to create a kind of &quot;ur-mythos&quot; for Europe.But as for why dwarves are usually in decline, I think it has to do with the common trope (in myths and Tolkien) of the rise of humans and the falling away of the &quot;elder age.&quot; This is archeypal stuff, characteristic to a lot of fantasy.Now you could buck the trend and do something like Dawnforge, when the elder age is just getting under way. Or you could do something in which humans are primitive and elves and dwarves are at their height, and they look down upon--even enslave--humans. Hmmm...that could be very interesting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 6320636, member: 59082"] I was going to mention Throal - one of the best. Also, check out the dwarven kingdom for the Fighting Fantasy world, Titan. I remember liking that quite a bit. I think the mountain was capped in gold. You mean thank mythology, in particular Norse but European in general. Again, it isn't only Tolkien, who based his work on Northern European mythology. In fact, JRR said something to the effect that he was trying to create a kind of "ur-mythos" for Europe. But as for why dwarves are usually in decline, I think it has to do with the common trope (in myths and Tolkien) of the rise of humans and the falling away of the "elder age." This is archeypal stuff, characteristic to a lot of fantasy. Now you could buck the trend and do something like Dawnforge, when the elder age is just getting under way. Or you could do something in which humans are primitive and elves and dwarves are at their height, and they look down upon--even enslave--humans. Hmmm...that could be very interesting. [/QUOTE]

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