Further info about ⛏️dwarves

[DurinLongBeard]

I was wondering if someone could help me out on where I could find some more information of dwarves and such. I have read the hobbit and lord of the rings like a million times (with everyone else in this forum) and wish for more facts about dwarves. I have skimmed through the silmilrillion and thought it was good but I do not won't to have to concentrate and take notes and stuff to follow all the names in the book right now . Would unfinished tales have good stories about them along with the elves and such?

 

[Ithrynluin]

Unfinished Tales is full of interesting info on various topics. The only thing that has a bit more on the Dwarves is "The Quest of Erebor."
The Sil has quite a few appearances of Dwarves, but they are never main characters.
Still I think you should read both.

Did you read the Appendix to LOTR? There's quite a few passages concerning Dwarves.

 

[Inderjit S]

HoME 12;Peoples M-E of Dwarves and Men
Unfinished Tales
And BoLT 2;-for early Dwarves.

 

[DurinLongBeard]

Thanks Inderjit S, and ithrynluin! Ill check those books out!!

 

[Walter]

The Edda (mainly the poetic Edda) or other German and Nordic god- and hero-sagas might be interesting to read too.

9. Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats,
The holy ones, | and council held,
To find who should raise | the race of dwarfs
Out of Brimir's blood | and the legs of Blain.

10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made
Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next;
Many a likeness | of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.

11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin,
Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain,
Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori,
An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir.

12. Vigg and Gandalf | Vindalf, Thrain,
Thekk and Thorin, | Thror, Vit and Lit,
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told--
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.

13. Fili, Kili, | Fundin, Nali,
Heptifili, | Hannar, Sviur,
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni,
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.

14. The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin's throng
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell;
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands
They sought a home | in the fields of sand

from: Volospá

PS: If some of the names ring a bell or faintly sound familiar it is NOT a coincidence

 

[Ardamir the Blessed]

The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Lost Road, CT's commentary:

The Lombardic legend.

The Lombards ('Long-beards': Latin Langobardi, Old English Long-beardan) were a Germanic people renowned for their ferocity. From their ancient homes in Scandinavia they moved southwards, but very little is known of their history before the middle of the sixth century. At that time their king was Audoin, the form of his name in the Historia Langobardorum by the learned Paul the Deacon, who died about 790.

Audoin and Alboin in The Lost Road got their names from Audoin king of the Lombards ('Long-beards') and his son Alboin from the Lombardic legend. Maybe JRRT translated 'Lombards' and assigned that name to the Dwarven house? The name of the house is without hyphen though, and Audoin and Alboin in The Lost Road were Men.