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Guinevere · 01-07-2004, 04:41 AM

Not from Norse Gods, Linaeve! Tolkien found the Dwarves' names in the poem "Völuspa" (The Sybil's Vision) one section of which is called the "Dvergatal" (the Tally of the Dwarves). It is just a list of names (more than 60!).

01-07-2004, 04:41 AM	#15
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Not from Norse Gods, Linaeve! Tolkien found the Dwarves' names in the poem "Völuspa" (The Sybil's Vision) one section of which is called the "Dvergatal" (the Tally of the Dwarves). It is just a list of names (more than 60!). __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!