Questions Regarding Dwarven Lore
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Questions Regarding Dwarven Lore
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I have a couple of questions about the Dwarves:
1. Have any words in the Dwarvish language been shown so far?
2. Does the Dwarves' runic alphabet have a name? If not, does their language?
I have a couple of questions about the Dwarves:
1. Have any words in the Dwarvish language been shown so far?
2. Does the Dwarves' runic alphabet have a name? If not, does their language?
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Regarding only mainline, the answer is no to both questions. I can't talk about UMC though.
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Re: Questions Regarding Dwarven Lore
Uhm, no. The dwarves speak English like all the races, but there is a significant use of contractive words.Andrettin wrote: 1. Have any words in the Dwarvish language been shown so far?
If I recall the novel Stone Remembers (have a read at it - it's quite intriguing), the runes are considered to be the language of their 'ancients.'2. Does the Dwarves' runic alphabet have a name? If not, does their language?
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Re: Questions Regarding Dwarven Lore
There is more to it, really. Since people decided it was a convenient stylistic choice for writing campaigns, they tend to speak in the Scots dialect of English. If they have a native language, it just hasn’t been portrayed in mainline yet (same applies to Wesnothians, elves, etc.) beyond given names.Lord-Knightmare wrote:Uhm, no. The dwarves speak English like all the races, but there is a significant use of contractive words.
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Re: Questions Regarding Dwarven Lore
The runic alphabet is called Elder Futhark in real life. I don't know if there's a name for it in-game.
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Ah, I see, thanks!Elfarion wrote:Regarding only mainline, the answer is no to both questions. I can't talk about UMC though.
Well, of course, but I imagine they have their own language in-universe, in which names like Knalga and Kal Kartha have a meaning.Lord-Knightmare wrote: Uhm, no. The dwarves speak English like all the races, but there is a significant use of contractive words.
I'll take a lookIf I recall the novel Stone Remembers (have a read at it - it's quite intriguing), the runes are considered to be the language of their 'ancients.'
In Norse mythology, Dvalin was the one who first taught runes to other dwarves. As such, one idea would be to call it the "Dvalic Alphabet", or "Dvalic Runes". I know Wesnoth is not Norse mythology, but inspiration could be taken from it.AI wrote:The runic alphabet is called Elder Futhark in real life. I don't know if there's a name for it in-game.