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<blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 2545595" data-attributes="member: 7533"><p>Read his books again. If you look carefully, Tolkien based everything dwarfish off Norse mythology. Aside from using practically the exact same runic alphabet, read the <a href="http://dontgohere.nu/poetic-edda/voluspa.htm" target="_blank">Voluspa</a> from the Eddas, and you'll find a list of dwarf names from which Tolkien blatantly stole...</p><p></p><p>10.</p><p>Then Módsognir became</p><p>the greatest</p><p>of all the dwarfs,</p><p>and <strong>Durin</strong> the other;</p><p>they made many</p><p>manlike figures</p><p>dwarfs of earth,</p><p>as <strong>Durin</strong> said.</p><p></p><p>11.</p><p>Nýi, Nidi,</p><p>Nordri, Sudri,</p><p>Austri, Vestri,</p><p>Althjóf, <strong>Dvalin</strong>,</p><p><strong>Bívor</strong>, <strong>Bávor</strong>,</p><p><strong>Bömbur</strong>, <strong>Nóri</strong>,</p><p>Án and Ánar,</p><p>Ái, Mjödvitnir.</p><p></p><p>12.</p><p>Veig and <strong>Gandálf</strong>,</p><p>Vindálf and <strong>Thorin</strong>,</p><p><strong>Thrór</strong> and <strong>Thráin</strong>,</p><p>Thekk, Lit and Vit,</p><p>Nár and Nárád,</p><p>I have now correctly,</p><p>Regin and Rádsvid,</p><p>reported the dwarfs.</p><p></p><p>13.</p><p><strong>Fíli</strong>, <strong>Kíli</strong>,</p><p><strong>Fundin</strong>, <strong>Náli</strong>,</p><p>Hepti, Víli,</p><p>Hanar, Svíur,</p><p>Frár, Hornbori,</p><p>Fræg and Lóni,</p><p>Aurvang, Jari,</p><p>Eikinskjaldi.</p><p></p><p>14.</p><p>It is time to tell of the dwarfs</p><p>in <strong>Dvalin</strong>'s lineage</p><p>for the descendants</p><p>lead back to Lofar,</p><p>those who sought</p><p>from halls of stone</p><p>the home of Aurvangar</p><p>to Jörumvellir.</p><p></p><p>15.</p><p>There was Draupnir</p><p>and Dolgthrasir,</p><p>Hár, Haugspori,</p><p>Hlévang, <strong>Glói</strong>,</p><p><strong>Dóri</strong>, <strong>Óri</strong></p><p>Dúv, Andvari</p><p>Skirvir, Virvir,</p><p>Skáfid, Ái.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Depends on the humans. Rohan is vaguely Germanic, Gondor is arguably Norman France, the Easterlings are obviously Sino-Indian, the Southrons are definitely Moorish, and the Dunlanders are fairly Pictish/Gaelic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pbartender, post: 2545595, member: 7533"] Read his books again. If you look carefully, Tolkien based everything dwarfish off Norse mythology. Aside from using practically the exact same runic alphabet, read the [url=http://dontgohere.nu/poetic-edda/voluspa.htm]Voluspa[/url] from the Eddas, and you'll find a list of dwarf names from which Tolkien blatantly stole... 10. Then Módsognir became the greatest of all the dwarfs, and [B]Durin[/B] the other; they made many manlike figures dwarfs of earth, as [B]Durin[/B] said. 11. Nýi, Nidi, Nordri, Sudri, Austri, Vestri, Althjóf, [b]Dvalin[/b], [b]Bívor[/b], [b]Bávor[/b], [b]Bömbur[/b], [b]Nóri[/b], Án and Ánar, Ái, Mjödvitnir. 12. Veig and [b]Gandálf[/b], Vindálf and [b]Thorin[/b], [b]Thrór[/b] and [b]Thráin[/b], Thekk, Lit and Vit, Nár and Nárád, I have now correctly, Regin and Rádsvid, reported the dwarfs. 13. [b]Fíli[/b], [b]Kíli[/b], [b]Fundin[/b], [b]Náli[/b], Hepti, Víli, Hanar, Svíur, Frár, Hornbori, Fræg and Lóni, Aurvang, Jari, Eikinskjaldi. 14. It is time to tell of the dwarfs in [b]Dvalin[/b]'s lineage for the descendants lead back to Lofar, those who sought from halls of stone the home of Aurvangar to Jörumvellir. 15. There was Draupnir and Dolgthrasir, Hár, Haugspori, Hlévang, [b]Glói[/b], [b]Dóri[/b], [b]Óri[/b] Dúv, Andvari Skirvir, Virvir, Skáfid, Ái. Depends on the humans. Rohan is vaguely Germanic, Gondor is arguably Norman France, the Easterlings are obviously Sino-Indian, the Southrons are definitely Moorish, and the Dunlanders are fairly Pictish/Gaelic. [/QUOTE]
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