Gandalf’s Possible Inaccuracy in the chapter “The Shadow of the Past”

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Except Dwarves are mortal as well.

Yes, technically, but Tolkien generally does not stress this as he does with Men and Hobbits. For example Tolkien has Gandalf say, “Nine he gave to mortal Men”, but earlier he says, “Seven the Dwarf-kings possessed”, not “Seven the mortal Dwarf-kings possessed” or “Seven the mortal Dwarves possessed”.