Tag: Dvalinn

• June 25, 2012

  Puttin’ the Blog in Balrog

  Tolkien’s dwarvish (not dwarfish) names

  For all that Tolkien devoted The Silmarillion to the vast history of the Elves (and, to a lesser extent, Men), it’s clear from The Hobbit (and in the characterization of Gimli in The Lord of the Rings) that he had a soft spot for Dwarves. In the first place, Thorin Oakenshield isn’t the leader of…