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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Dwarf

A dwarf (plural dwarfs or, more recently, dwarves --see under Tolkien below) is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology, fairy tales, fantasy fiction and role-playing games. Dwarves are much like humans, but generally living underground or in mountainous areas. Here they have heaped up countless treasures of gold, silver, and precious stones, and pass their time in fabricating costly armor. They are famed miners and smiths although, like humans, they specialize in any number of trades. Generally shorter than humans, ...

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Dwarf - Mythology and folklore

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia II - Dwarf - Mythology and folklore For Norse dwarves specifically, see that article. Dwarves are also called little Hill-men (Swiss), Earth-men (Härdmandle, pl. Härdmändlene. - Swiss) and Kröpel (German). Dwarves were described as the height of a 3-year old human child (about 3 feet tall), ugly and big-headed. Nidavellir is the land of the dwarves in Norse mythology. Some dwarves of mythology and fairy tales are: Rumpelstiltskin, the dwarves from Snow White, Snorri, Dvalin, Lit, Fjalar and Galar, Alvis, Eitri, Brokk, Hreidmar, Alfrik, Mimir, Berling, Grer, Fafnir, Otr, Regin, and Alberich (or Andvari). ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Milky Way

The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaksias), sometimes referred to simply as "the Galaxy", is a barred spiral galaxy which forms part of the Local Group. Although the Milky Way is but one of billions of galaxies in the universe, the Galaxy has special significance to humanity as it is the home of the solar system. Democritus (460 BC - 370 BC) was the first known person to cla ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Alvíssmál

Alvíssmál (Sayings of Alvíss) is an Eddic poem relating a conversation Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) had with the dwarf Alvíss ("All-Wise"). Alvíss comes to Thor to claim Thor's daughter as his bride. The daughter had apparently be promised to him earlier. Thor refuses, as he wasn't home, when the deal was done, unless Alvíss can answer any question Thor poses. The rest of the poem is mainly a list of comparative names for different entities among men, Æsir, Vanir, giants, dwarves and elves, which Alvíss dashes off in ...

Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Barred spiral galaxy

A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a band of bright stars emerging from the center and running across the middle of the galaxy. Spiral arms appear to emerge from the ends of the "bar" in these galaxies, whereas they appear to emerge directly from the core in ordinary spiral galaxies. Edwin Hubble classified these types of spiral galaxies as "SB" ("Spiral", "Barred"), and arranged them into three sub-categories based on how open the arms of the spiral are. SBa types feature tightly bound arms, while SBc types are at ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Warhammer Fantasy

Warhammer or Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set, the best known ones being the Warhammer Fantasy Battles wargame, and the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay role-playing game. There is also a related science fiction setting called Warhammer 40,000. It is notable for its "dark and gritty" aspect, and its background world, which features a culture very like Renaissance Germany crossed with Tolkien's Middle-earth---with ver ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Völuspá

Völuspá (The Prophecy of the Seeress) is one of the Eddic poems. It tells the story of the creation and coming Ragnarök of the world related by a völva or seeress in what could be described as a shamanic trance to Odin. It is considered a primary source for the study of Norse mythology. It is the first song in the collection known as the Elder Edda. The prophecy commences with an address to Odin, (who summoned her by use of seid), in which the seeress Heiðr explains how she came by her knowledge. She explains further that she understands the source of Odin's omnis ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Wallace Line

The Wallace Line is a hypothetical boundary which separates the zoogeographical regions of Asia and Australasia. West of the line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, mostly organisms related to Australian species. The Line is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, who noticed the apparent dividing line during his travels through the East Indies in the 19th Century. The line runs through the Malay Archipelago, between Borneo and Celebes; and between Bali (in the west) and Lombok (in the east). Evidence of the Line ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Nataraja

Nataraja (literally, The King of Dance) is the dancing posture of Lord Śiva, the aspect of God as the Destroyer in Hinduism. The upper right hand holds the Drum (called Udukkai in Tamil and Dhamarukha in Hindi), which symbolizes sound originating Creation. The upper left hand contains Agni or the fire, which signifies Destruction. The opposing concepts in the upper hands show the counterpoise of creation and destruction. The second right hand shows Abhaya (fe ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Ankh-Morpork

Ankhius et Morporkia (Latatian, the Old Language) Coat of arms: A shield, quartered by a river (the Ankh) and tower (the Tower of Art). The quarters bear two moneybags, a field of cabbages and the unmarked black field of the Vetinaris. The shield is supported by two hippopotami and crested with a morpork holding an ankh. Merus in pectum et in aquam (Latatian: Pure in heart and water) Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which features in Terry Pratchett's Discworld se ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Neutron star

Neutron stars are one of the few possible endpoints of stellar evolution. A neutron star is formed from the collapsed remnant of a massive star after a Type II or Ib/c supernova. A typical neutron star has a mass between 1.4 to 5 solar masses, with a corresponding radius between 10 and 20 km (they shrink as their mass increases) — 30,000 to 70,000 times smaller than the Sun. Thus, neutron stars have densities of 8×1013 to 2×1015 g/cm³, about the density of an atomic nucleus. [1] Compact stars of less ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia - Big Crunch

edit In cosmology, the Big Crunch is a hypothesized collapse of the universe upon itself after its expansion eventually stops —a counterpart to the Big Bang. If the gravitational attraction of all the matter within the observable horizon is high enough, it could slow the expansion of the universe, and then reverse it. The universe would then contract, with about the same duration as the expansion. Eventually, all matter and energy would be compressed back into a gravitational singularity. It is meaningle ...

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Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs: Encyclopedia II - Narnia - Cosmology

Narnia - General characteristics. The world of Narnia is a flat world in a geocentric universe. Its sky is a dome that mortal creatures cannot penetrate. Narnia's stars are flaming humaniform beings. Its constellations are the result of a mystical dance upon the sky, performed by the stars to announce the works of Aslan, Narnia's creator. Its sun is a flaming disc that revolves around the world once daily. The sun has its own ecosystem, and is known to be inhabited by great white birds. The vegetati ...

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