- A
dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of
supernatural being in
Germanic folklore.
Accounts of
dwarfs vary
significantly throughout history; however...
- C****ell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5. Salus,
Peter H.; Taylor, Paul B. (1969). "
Eikinskjaldi, Fjalarr, And Eggþér:
Notes on
Dwarves and
Giants in the Völuspá". Neophilologus...
- ISBN 9780304345205. Salus,
Peter H.; Taylor, Paul B****man (1969). "
Eikinskjaldi, Fjalarr, And Eggþér". Neophilologus. 53 (1): 76–81. doi:10.1007/BF01511692...
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stanza 12,
where it is used for a dwarf, and the name "Oakenshield" (
Eikinskjaldi) in
stanza 13. The name "Thorin"
ultimately derives from that of the...
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Attested relatives Attestations Eggmóinn
Slain by the
sword Skáldskaparmál
Eikinskjaldi "Oaken shield" Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá Eilífr He who
lives alone Eitri...
- C****ell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5. Salus,
Peter H.; Taylor, Paul B. (1969). "
Eikinskjaldi, Fjalarr, And Eggþér:
Notes on
Dwarves and
Giants in the Völuspá". Neophilologus...
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Retrieved 30
August 2022. Salus,
Peter H.; Taylor, Paul B. (1969). "
Eikinskjaldi, Fjalarr, And Eggþér:
Notes on
Dwarves and
Giants in the Völuspá". Neophilologus...
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names of his Dwarves, such as "Thorin Oakenshield": both Þorinn and
Eikinskjaldi are Dwarf-names from the Völuspá.
Tolkien accidentally created a linguistic...
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stanza 12,
where it is used for a dwarf,
while the name "Oakenshield" (
Eikinskjaldi) is in
stanza 13. The use of
Norse names was left
unexplained in The...
- Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-12875-0. Salus,
Peter H.; Taylor, Paul B. (1969). "
Eikinskjaldi, Fjalarr, And Eggþér:
Notes on
Dwarves and
Giants in the Völuspá". Neophilologus...
