Mythological Dwarvish Names
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Mythological Dwarvish Names
I have a compiled list of names of dwarfs of Norse mythology (with proper sources indicated), and I think that they would make a nice addition to the list of dwarf names. Is there interest in this?
I apologize if this is the incorrect forum to talk about this.
I apologize if this is the incorrect forum to talk about this.
Re: Mythological Dwarvish Names
Can you post or upload it on the forums? Nobody can comment on something that he hasn't seen yet.
Re: Mythological Dwarvish Names
Of course, here is the list:Dugi wrote:Can you post or upload it on the forums? Nobody can comment on something that he hasn't seen yet.
Ai
Alf
Alfrigg
Althjof
Alvis
Andvari
Aurvang
Austri
Bafur
Bari
Berling
Bifur
Bombor
Brokk
Dain
Delling
Dolgthvari
Dori
Draupnir
Duf
Durin
Dvalin
Eikinskjaldi
Eitri
Fal
Fid
Fili
Fjalar
Frag
Frar
Frosti
Fundin
Galar
Gandalf
Ginnar
Gloin
Grerr
Har
Haur
Heptifili
Hledjolf
Hornbori
Hugstari
Ingi
Iri
Ivaldi
Jari
Kili
Lit
Loni
Mjodvitnir
Modsognir
Nabbi
Nain
Nar
Nidi
Niping
Nordri
Nori
Nyi
Nyr
Nyrad
Oinn
Ori
Radsvid
Rekk
Skavid
Skirfir
Solblindi
Sudri
Sviar
Sviur
Thekk
Thjodrorir
Thorin
Thrain
Thror
Uni
Vali
Var
Vegdrasil
Vestri
Vig
Vindalf
Virfir
Vit
The names were made more readable in English by removing the final "r" when they were preceded by consonants other than "r" itself, as well as by changing "ð" into "d" and "Þ" into "th".
My source is:
Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Norse Myths, 1980.
If needed, I can also provide the page numbers in which each dwarf name is mentioned.
Re: Mythological Dwarvish Names
As they are names and therefore free to all, I don't know that annotating the source down to the page would be an issue, but it is always nice to know where ideas come from in my mind.
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Re: Mythological Dwarvish Names
naming a dwarf gandalf? wouldn't that rather be fitting some mighty MoL? 
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I was partial to Frosti.
"Frosti the snow dwarf, was a jolly happy soul, with a puffing pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal."
Sounds fitting to me.
"Frosti the snow dwarf, was a jolly happy soul, with a puffing pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal."
Sounds fitting to me.
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Re: Mythological Dwarvish Names
Now we know, where Tolkien took his characters' names fromPaulomat4 wrote:naming a dwarf gandalf? wouldn't that rather be fitting some mighty MoL?
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