Did a ⛏️Dwarf inspire JRR Tolkien

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He may not be dwarfish in size, but by the mighty beard he is the incarnation of one : o

George MacDonald​

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[Ent]

Well... I've not read anywhere of an influence. Certainly not a personal one, as George 'was not' before J.R.R. 'became.'
Yet it is as likely he was familiar with MacDonald's work, as he was with Charles Darwin's, another great candidate for Dwarfdom in terms of the physical descriptions we have of the same, though both were way too tall, Darwin standing an estimated 6/ 0" while MacDonald reached 6'2".

Either "then there were giants" or "there were giants in those days" comes to mind, depending on which source you prefer.

Seems like a bit if trivia though, not knowing what source it may come from, or why, or to what purpose. But hey... the world is full of question and confusion.