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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne
I know I am walking on thin ice, but I do belive that Dwarves did not like to be overshadowed by other races and wanted to prove that they where as capable if not better. Therefor I belive they would have made sure the world knew about the most brilliant of their accomplishments, that is all.
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Actually they don't really care what other races think of them. We can see this in the way that they cut themselves off from the rest of the world in their mountain strongholds, and how they keep things to themselves: their language, weapons, history, and knowledge. If they really wanted to have the elves know about them, I seriously doubt that the Silmarillion would be chiefly made up of doings of the elves. The Dwarf philosophy of comparing themselves to others strikes me as this: "Hey, we know were better than those crazy elves or humans, so why bother letting them know about us: it's none of their bussiness! Get away from me!"
As for Dwarves being more powerful than elves, I think I've finally found a fitting referance that is worthy of their skill.
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Originally Posted by Silmarillion: The Fifth Battle
Last of all the eastern force to stand were the Dwarves of Belegost, and thus they won renown. For the Naugrim withstood fire more hardily than either Elves or Men, and it was their custom moreover to wear great masks in battle hideous to look upon; and those stood them in good stead against the dragons. And but for them Glaurung and his brood would have withered all that was left of the Noldor. But the Naugrim made a circle about him when he assailed them, and even his mighty armor was not fool proof against the blows of their great axes; and when in his rage Glaurung turned and struck down Azaghal, Lord of Belegost, and crawled over him, with his last stroke Azaghal drove a knife into his belly, and so wounded him that he fled the field, and the beasts of Angband in dismay followed after him. Then the Dwarves raised up the body of Azaghal and bore it away; and with slow steps they walked behind singing a dirge in deep voices, as it was a funeral pomp in their country, and gave no more heed to their foes; and none dared stay them
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This is the only thing that the Noldor had going for them the entire day. When everything went wrong for them the Dwarves kept them from total destruction pitting themselves against the most horrible of all Morgoth's creation: dragons, and drove them from the field. Unlike the elves or men who had nothing going for them that day, the Dwarves succeeded in their duty against all odds, against the mightiest creatures that Morgoth could throw at them, besides the Balrogs.
Dwarves, like Hobbits, are often underestimated because of their size, but they are more determined than any other race in Middle Earth. Most people don't like them because they are too prideful of themselves, well don't they have a right to be? With fighting like that it's pretty hard not to be, just think what other tales of glory that they have kept secret.