Dwarves
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Dwarves | |
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Race | |
File:WAR-ICONS Dwarves.jpg | |
General Information | |
Members | Durin I, Gimli, Thorin II Oakenshield |
Physical Description | |
Lifespan | 250 years is the average |
Distinctions | Short in stature, beards |
Average height | 4 to 5 feet |
Gallery | Images of Dwarves |
- "Since they were to come in the days of the power of Melkor, Aulë made the dwarves strong to endure. Therefor they are stone-hard, stubborn, fast in friendship and in enmity, and they suffer toil and hunger and hurt of body more hardily than all other speaking peoples; and they live long, far beyond the span of Men, yet not forever. . ."
- ― The Silmarillion, Of Aulë and Yavanna
The Dwarves, or Khazâd, were bein