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Old 12-30-2007, 10:45 PM   #1
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I'm not sure that the concept of "anti-dwarf" necessarily entails dwarves fighting for Sauron or Morgoth. An anti-dwarf, in the way we have used the term here, I think more concerns the dwarvish tendency to be self-serving and greedy that dominates the wicked dwarves, and is the weakness of good ones. Dwarves are not necessarily worse than any other race as a whole; but if one was going to identify the worst enemy of a good dwarf, it would be a bad dwarf, whereas the worst enemy of an elf is an orc.
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Old 12-31-2007, 04:42 PM   #2
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I'm not sure that the concept of "anti-dwarf" necessarily entails dwarves fighting for Sauron or Morgoth. An anti-dwarf, in the way we have used the term here, I think more concerns the dwarvish tendency to be self-serving and greedy that dominates the wicked dwarves, and is the weakness of good ones. Dwarves are not necessarily worse than any other race as a whole; but if one was going to identify the worst enemy of a good dwarf, it would be a bad dwarf, whereas the worst enemy of an elf is an orc.
Ok, I think I can settle for that answer. Thanks Gwathagor!
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Old 12-31-2007, 05:39 PM   #3
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Yes, Dwarves are strange folk indeed! What will we ever do with them?
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Old 12-31-2007, 07:51 PM   #4
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Yes, Dwarves are strange folk indeed! What will we ever do with them?
Strange! They are hardy and quiet, not strange. We love them.
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Old 12-31-2007, 08:04 PM   #5
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Strange! They are hardy and quiet, not strange. We love them.
Yes, strange, weird, crazy..... But so am I, and people love me! I like dwarves too. Don't mess with the dwarves or me for that matter!
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Old 12-31-2007, 09:19 PM   #6
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Yes, strange, weird, crazy..... But so am I, and people love me! I like dwarves too. Don't mess with the dwarves or me for that matter!
Well said, I'll stop mess'n with you now.
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Old 12-31-2007, 11:27 PM   #7
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Well said, I'll stop mess'n with you now.
Good. You might have got it good!(but you know that I would never do that to you!)
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But of course!
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Dwarves are not necessarily worse than any other race as a whole; but if one was going to identify the worst enemy of a good dwarf, it would be a bad dwarf, whereas the worst enemy of an elf is an orc.
Not so much 'worst enemy,' as for dwarves it may be dragons (for elves it may be balrogs, as stated by - I think - Legolas in FotR), but what would have Melkor raised up as a 'counter?'
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