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Old 03-07-2016, 06:51 PM   #32
David Johnston2
 
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Default Re: [Spoilers?] Blue and Orange Morality: Adapting the Faerie Courts

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Originally Posted by Johnny1A.2 View Post
True...but the begs the question of whether Dwarves are or should be seen in the same category as elves. (I use Tolkien's preferred spellings deliberately, for the same reason he did.) The Summer/Winter Court are elves, or Sidhe if you prefer, Dwarves are different, or at least seem to be looked at differently, in the old folklore.
Not really. Bear in mind that that the actual name of the "dwarves" from Norse mythology is "svartalfar". Dwarves are the original "dark elves".
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