Dwarf men were overprotective of their women who they sheltered from other races. Few dwarf women were seen by other races,hence the myth of Men which lead to the belief that Dwarves grow out of stone. In addition, the male to female ratio was 1:3 and few men took Wives as they were too busy in the mines. As a result, they dwindled after the fourth age like Hobbits until men were the only of the great races left to rule middle earth. ...

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Dwarves Middle-earth, Dwarves Middle-earth - Decline, Dwarves Middle-earth - Location, Dwarves Middle-earth - Names, Dwarves Middle-earth - Named Dwarves

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Horses of Middle-earth - Arod. Arod was the horse of Legolas. He was the grey/white horse given to Legolas by the Riders of Rohan in The Two Towers. Gimli also rides on him by sitting behind Legolas. They ride him for much of their journey until they reach Minas Tirith. Horses of Middle-earth - Asfaloth. Asfaloth is the horse ridden by the elf who meets Strider and the Hobbits shortly before they arrive at Rivendell (Glorfindel in the book, Arwen in Peter Jackson' ...

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Horses of Middle-earth, Horses of Middle-earth - Races of horses, Horses of Middle-earth - Mearas, Horses of Middle-earth - Individual horses, Horses of Middle-earth - Arod, Horses of Middle-earth - Asfaloth, Horses of Middle-earth - Bill the pony, Horses of Middle-earth - Fatty Lumpkin, Horses of Middle-earth - Firefoot, Horses of Middle-earth - Felaróf, Horses of Middle-earth - Hasufel, Horses of Middle-earth - Nahar, Horses of Middle-earth - Rochallor, Horses of Middle-earth - Roheryn, Horses of Middle-earth - Shadowfax, Horses of Middle-earth - Snowmane, Horses of Middle-earth - Stybba, Horses of Middle-earth - Windfola

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Dwarf men were overprotective of their women who they sheltered from other races. Few dwarf women were seen by other races, hence the myth of Men which lead to the belief that Dwarves grow out of stone. In addition, the male to female ratio was 1:3 and few men took Wives as they were too busy in the mines. As a result, they dwindled after the fourth age like Hobbits until men were the only of the great races left to rule middle earth. ...

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Dwarves Middle-earth, Dwarves Middle-earth - Decline, Dwarves Middle-earth - Location, Dwarves Middle-earth - Names, Dwarves Middle-earth - Named Dwarves

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It was founded at the end of the Second Age (S.A. 3320) by Elendil, whose sons founded Gondor at the same time. The history of the two kingdoms is intertwined; both kingdoms are known as the Realms of the Dúnedain in Exile. Before the foundation of Arnor there was already a sizable Númenórean population living there, a result of the slow emigration of Númenóreans which had started under Tar-Meneldur and Tar-Aldarion. Before the arrival of the Dúnedain Arnor was home to Middle Men of Edain stock, and the early colonists soon inte ...

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Arnor, Arnor - History, Arnor - Decline, Arnor - Reunited Kingdom

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Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. Arwen does not appear in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, nor in the Rankin-Bass 1980 adaptation of The Return of the King. In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Arwen is played by Liv Tyler. She plays a much more prominent role in the story, which Jackson defends as cinematically necessary to establish her role in the plot more firmly.(Elladan and Elrohir, her brothers, never appear.) I ...

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Arwen, Arwen - Arwen in the books, Arwen - Arwen in the films, Arwen - Controversy, Arwen - Line of the Half-elven

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Athkatla is a large port town that rests a few miles south of the Cloud Peaks, a prominent mountainous region. It is located in the middle of the trade route between southern provinces such as Calimshan, and northerly ones such as Waterdeep. Because of this, it is by far the largest and busiest harbour in all of Amn. It is the capital of this nation and features very prominently in the videogame Baldur's Gate 2. Within this game, it is accurately depicted as a predominantly human city of great wealth and diverse culture. Races such as Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes and Halflings also inhabit and freq ...

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Athkatla, Athkatla - Overview, Athkatla - Locations people and government

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The Ñoldor are accounted the greatest of the Elves in lore and smithcraft. Fëanor (son of Finwë by Míriel) was the greatest of their craftsmen, and their second and briefest-reigning High King. When Melkor killed Finwë and stole the Silmarils, Fëanor renamed Melkor: Morgoth ("Black Enemy"), and persuaded the Ñoldor to pursue him to Middle-earth and wage war against him. The Ñoldor led by Fëanor went north and demanded that the Teleri let them use their ships. When the Teleri refused, the Ñoldor led by Fëanor destroye ...

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Ñoldor, Ñoldor - History, Ñoldor - High Kings, Ñoldor - The House of Finwë and the Ñoldorin descent of Aragorn and Arwen, Ñoldor - Other versions of the legendarium

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The Tooth Fairy has appeared several times on The Fairly Oddparents. She is the fairy in charge of all tooth-related wishes, as well as the traditional Tooth Fairy duties. She is engaged to fellow fairy Jorgen Von Strangle. The Tooth Fairy was featured in an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, entitled "The Good, the Bad, and the Toothless." This Tooth Fairy was a cross between a traditional fairy and an old West sheriff, with his sheriff's gold star doubling as the head of his wand. He had a great desire ...

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Tooth fairy, Tooth fairy - Tooth fairy in popular culture, Tooth fairy - External link

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Technically, many childhood games are simple LARPs (even though they don't bear that name), and so in that sense LARPs may have been around since the dawn of humanity. Fantasy LARPs (as distinct from pure historical re-enactments) probably originate with the founding of the Society for Creative Anachronism in Berkeley, California on May 1, 1966. A similar group, the Markland Medieval Mercenary Militia, began holding events on the University of Maryland, College Park in 1969. These groups were largely dedicated to accurately recreating ...

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Live action role-playing game, Live action role-playing game - LARP basics, Live action role-playing game - In character vs. out of character, Live action role-playing game - Character Life and Death, Live action role-playing game - Physical vs. symbolic combat, Live action role-playing game - Genre and setting, Live action role-playing game - Game format, Live action role-playing game - History, Live action role-playing game - American history, Live action role-playing game - UK history, Live action role-playing game - Russian history, Live action role-playing game - Nordic history, Live action role-playing game - German history, Live action role-playing game - South African history, Live action role-playing game - New Zealand history, Live action role-playing game - Research and theory, Live action role-playing game - Knutepunkt, Live action role-playing game - Nordic LARP theory, Live action role-playing game - Academic works

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Elf - Elves in Norse mythology. The earliest preserved description of elves comes from Norse mythology. In Old Norse they are called álfar (singular, nominative case: álfr), and although no older or contemporary descriptions exist, the appearance of beings etymologically related to álfar in various later folklore strongly suggests that the belief in elves were common among all the Germanic ...

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Elf, Elf - Characteristics of traditional elves, Elf - Elves in Norse mythology, Elf - Scandinavian elves, Elf - German elves, Elf - English elves, Elf - Modern elves, Elf - Elves at Christmas, Elf - Elves in modern fantasy, Elf - Notes

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The Ñoldor are accounted the greatest of the Elves in lore and smithcraft. Fëanor (son of Finwë by Míriel) was the greatest of their craftsmen, and their second and briefest-reigning High King. When Melkor killed Finwë and stole the Silmarils, Fëanor renamed Melkor: Morgoth ("Black Enemy"), and persuaded the Ñoldor to pursue him to Middle-earth and wage war against him. The Ñoldor led by Fëanor went north and demanded that the Teleri let them use their ships. When the Teleri refused, the Ñoldor led by Fëanor destroye ...

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Ñoldor, Ñoldor - History, Ñoldor - High Kings, Ñoldor - The House of Finwë and the Ñoldorin descent of Aragorn and Arwen, Ñoldor - Other versions of the legendarium, Ñoldor - Links

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In Tolkien's mythology, King Durin I of Khazad-dum, better known as "Durin the Deathless", was the eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves, first created by Aulë the Vala. Durin was set to sleep alone beneath the mountains of Middle-earth until the Elves were born. The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse: this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse. The Dwarvish names were in Dalish, which therefore was translated in The Hobbit and ...

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Durin, Durin - Durin the Deathless, Durin - Durin II, Durin - Durin III, Durin - Durin IV, Durin - Durin V, Durin - Durin VI, Durin - Durin VII the Last

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Álfheim - About the region and its folk. The Ynglinga saga, when relating the events of the reign of King Gudröd (Guðröðr) the Hunter relates: Álfheim, at that time, was the name of the land between the Raumelfr ['Raum Elf river', the modern Glomma river] and the Gautelfr ['Gaut Elf river', the modern Göta älv]. The words "at that time" indicates the name for the region was archaic or obsolete by the 13th century. The element elfr is a common word for 'river' and ...

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Álfheim, Álfheim - The Elven abode, Álfheim - In Old Norse texts, Álfheim - In English text, Álfheim - Used by J. R. R. Tolkien, Álfheim - The region in Scandinavia, Álfheim - About the region and its folk, Álfheim - Traditions of Álf the Old, Álfheim - Later kings of Álfheim, Álfheim - Variant spellings

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Brownies were popularized in the humoristic poems of Canadian artist and author Palmer Cox. By extension, the name of Brownies was given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides (American Girl Scouts). The Cleveland Browns are often called the Brownies by their fans and used a brownie elf as an official mascot from their beginings in 1946 until owner Art Modell phased it out in the mid-1960's. It was revived on a limited basis by the Browns since the team returned in 1999. During the 2004 Season, The Brownie appeared on the Team's sideline ponchos and equipment trunks and there are stories about the Bro ...

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Brownie elf, Brownie elf - Modern culture

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An uninhabited world can be useful for certain purposes, but the large majority of constructed worlds are inhabited by one or more intelligent species. The designer usually selects these creatures prior to the start of the world-building process, although less significant species can be merged in at a later stage of the development. Map construction is usually begun in the early stages of world-building. The maps are used to determine the location of key terrain features, and the significant civilizations, nations and settlements. Whe ...

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Constructed world, Constructed world - Methods, Constructed world - Construction, Constructed world - Map making, Constructed world - Specific constructed worlds, Constructed world - Professional constructed worlds, Constructed world - Amateur constructed worlds

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The son of Tuor and Idril daughter of Turgon, Eärendil was raised as a child in Gondolin. When Eärendil was seven years old, he escaped the sack of Gondolin with his parents, living afterwards in Arvernien by the mouth of Sirion. Eärendil later became the leader of the people who lived there, and married Elwing, daughter of Dior the son of Beren and Lúthien. They had two sons, Elrond and Elros. With the aid of Círdan the Shipwright, Eärendil built a ship, Vingilótë (or Vingilot), which is Quenya for foam-flowe ...

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Eärendil, Eärendil - Etymology, Eärendil - Biography, Eärendil - Line of the Half-elven

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The word álf (pl. álfar) derives from the same Indo-European root word from which the Latin albus (white) derives. The original meaning of the word is significant to the character of the álfar of Norse mythology, who retained their light-derived, divine status. Often related or compared to the Vanir (fertility gods) in nature, the elves can be found in association with divinities throughout the Eddas. The álfar are divided, as are faerie beings in many mythologies, between "Light" and "Darkness," which are often related to ...

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Svartálfar, Svartálfar - Dwarves as Black Elves, Svartálfar - Later Influences, Svartálfar - The Dualism of Light and Dark

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Bragi is generally associated with bragr, the Norse word for poetry. The name of the god may have been derived from bragr, or the term bragr may have been have been formed to describe 'what Bragi does.' A connection between the name Bragi and English brego 'chieftain' has been suggested but is generally now discounted Snorri Sturluson writes in the Gylfaginning after ...

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Bragi, Bragi - Origins, Bragi - Other Spellings, Bragi - Modern invention, Bragi - Bragi Boddason, Bragi - Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old, Bragi - Bragi Högnason

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Players have an isometric view of the map, which consists of hexagonal tiles, and can have up to three layers (surface, underground, and depths). Units are arranged into groups (also known as parties or stacks) of up to eight units; a single such group occupies one tile. Cities occupy between one and four tiles, and other structures generally occupy a single tile. Each player leads a certain race. There are 12 races available in the game, though not all of them may be present on every map, and of those which are, not all ...

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Age of Wonders, Age of Wonders - History, Age of Wonders - Gameplay, Age of Wonders - Turn system, Age of Wonders - Units, Age of Wonders - Magic, Age of Wonders - Combat, Age of Wonders - Map Editor, Age of Wonders - Modifications, Age of Wonders - Play modes, Age of Wonders - Sequels

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Directions within the Discworld are not given as North, South, East and West, but rather as directions relating to the disc itself: Hubward (towards the centre), Rimward (away from the centre) and to a lesser extent, turnwise and widdershins (relation to the direction of the disc's spin). There are five main continents on the Discworld. The one on which most of the books is set is unnamed, it is essentially the equivalent of Eurasia, and contains the Sto Plains and Ramtops, as well as the more Eastern European lands around Überwald.

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Discworld world, Discworld world - Great A'Tuin the star turtle, Discworld world - Geography, Discworld world - The unnamed continent, Discworld world - Other continents, Discworld world - Magic, Discworld world - Populace, Discworld world - Calendar, Discworld world - Communication and travel, Discworld world - Other Discworlds

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Discworld - The novels. The world has been chronicled through at least 35 novels (including at least 3 children's novels) and several short stories so far. The novels up to and including The Truth (and almost all Pratchett books to date) had cover art done by Josh Kirby (who died in October 2001), but only in the original British editions. The American editions, published by HarperCollins, do not feature Kirby's cover art. Recent British editions of Pratchett's older novels no longer feature Kirby's art. Since the death of Kirby, the cov ...

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Discworld, Discworld - Published work, Discworld - The novels, Discworld - Short stories, Discworld - Quiz Books, Discworld - The Maps, Discworld - 'Science' books, Discworld - Diaries, Discworld - Associated publications, Discworld - Adaptations, Discworld - Stage adaptations, Discworld - Movie adaptations, Discworld - Animated adaptations, Discworld - Radio adaptations, Discworld - Audio book adaptations, Discworld - Music, Discworld - Spin-off games, Discworld - Role-playing games, Discworld - Computer games, Discworld - Board games, Discworld - Card games, Discworld - Merchandise, Discworld - Miscellaneous, Discworld - Stealth Philosophy, Discworld - Villains

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Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Possession Demons. These demons immediately possess anyone foolish enough to summon them into this world. Oftentime, the host undergoes a transformation, becoming similar in appearance to the demon, though they can appear like normal humans if it suits their purposes. Demons generally communicate with each other telepathically, so their avatars are often shown over a faded background of the real world. K'Z'K  A powerful demon with plans to rule the world ...

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Characters of Sluggy Freelance, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Main Characters, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Major Villains, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Possession Demons, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Hereti-Corp, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Minor Characters, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Friends of the Cast, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - The Holidays, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - The Dimension of Pain guys, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - The Dimension of Lame guys, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Characters in Timeless Space, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - The Punyverse, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Hoggelrynth, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Vampires, Characters of Sluggy Freelance - Other Minor Characters

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