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In Germanic mythology, a '''dwarf''' (Old English '''dwoerg''', Old Norse '''dvergr''', Old High German '''zwerc''' and '''gitwerc''') is a being that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is associated with wisdom, smithing, mining and crafting. Dwarfs are also sometimes described as short and ugly, although some scholars have questioned whether this is a later development stemming from comical portrayals of the beings |
In Germanic mythology, a '''dwarf''' (Old English '''dwoerg''', Old Norse '''dvergr''', Old High German '''zwerc''' and '''gitwerc''') is a being that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is associated with wisdom, smithing, mining and crafting. Dwarfs are also sometimes described as short and ugly, although some scholars have questioned whether this is a later development stemming from comical portrayals of the beings |
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In Germanic mythology, a dwarf (Old English dwoerg, Old Norse dvergr, Old High German zwerc and gitwerc) is a being that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is associated with wisdom, smithing, mining and crafting. Dwarfs are also sometimes described as short and ugly, although some scholars have questioned whether this is a later development stemming from comical portrayals of the beings