Are there any female dwarves, and if not, how do they reproduce? [duplicate]












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In the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, there are many descriptions of dwarves. But there isn't any mention of female dwarves. Are there any in-universe mentions of female dwarves? If there aren't, then how do they reproduce? Is there any explanation from Tolkien?










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In the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, there are many descriptions of dwarves. But there isn't any mention of female dwarves. Are there any in-universe mentions of female dwarves? If there aren't, then how do they reproduce? Is there any explanation from Tolkien?










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In the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, there are many descriptions of dwarves. But there isn't any mention of female dwarves. Are there any in-universe mentions of female dwarves? If there aren't, then how do they reproduce? Is there any explanation from Tolkien?










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In the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, there are many descriptions of dwarves. But there isn't any mention of female dwarves. Are there any in-universe mentions of female dwarves? If there aren't, then how do they reproduce? Is there any explanation from Tolkien?





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    How can a question about all of Tolkien's writings be a duplicate of a question about a Peter Jackson film? Please explain.
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Lord of the Rings DID mention female dwarves and their beards.
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Lord of the Rings DID mention female dwarves and their beards.
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There were dwarf women. One is mentioned by name in Tolkein's work, Dís, the daughter of Thraín II.



From Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings:




Dís was the daughter of Thraín II. She is the only Dwarf-woman named in these histories. It was said by Gimli that there are few dwarf-women, probably no more than a third of the whole people. They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if they must go on a journey, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the dwarves 'grow out of stone'.




Dwarf-women are not mentioned in the major stories. They were few, and did not go abroad much, so they probably could add very little to the plot.






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    I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
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    @JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
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In The Two Towers, one of the characters asks the same question to the dwarf master, and he responds by saying that dwarf women look a lot like male dwarfs, even in the beard.











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There were dwarf women. One is mentioned by name in Tolkein's work, Dís, the daughter of Thraín II.



From Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings:




Dís was the daughter of Thraín II. She is the only Dwarf-woman named in these histories. It was said by Gimli that there are few dwarf-women, probably no more than a third of the whole people. They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if they must go on a journey, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the dwarves 'grow out of stone'.




Dwarf-women are not mentioned in the major stories. They were few, and did not go abroad much, so they probably could add very little to the plot.






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    I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
    – James Douglas
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    @JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
    – Tim Pederick
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There were dwarf women. One is mentioned by name in Tolkein's work, Dís, the daughter of Thraín II.



From Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings:




Dís was the daughter of Thraín II. She is the only Dwarf-woman named in these histories. It was said by Gimli that there are few dwarf-women, probably no more than a third of the whole people. They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if they must go on a journey, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the dwarves 'grow out of stone'.




Dwarf-women are not mentioned in the major stories. They were few, and did not go abroad much, so they probably could add very little to the plot.






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    I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
    – James Douglas
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    @JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
    – Tim Pederick
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    – James Douglas
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There were dwarf women. One is mentioned by name in Tolkein's work, Dís, the daughter of Thraín II.



From Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings:




Dís was the daughter of Thraín II. She is the only Dwarf-woman named in these histories. It was said by Gimli that there are few dwarf-women, probably no more than a third of the whole people. They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if they must go on a journey, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the dwarves 'grow out of stone'.




Dwarf-women are not mentioned in the major stories. They were few, and did not go abroad much, so they probably could add very little to the plot.






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There were dwarf women. One is mentioned by name in Tolkein's work, Dís, the daughter of Thraín II.



From Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings:




Dís was the daughter of Thraín II. She is the only Dwarf-woman named in these histories. It was said by Gimli that there are few dwarf-women, probably no more than a third of the whole people. They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if they must go on a journey, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the dwarves 'grow out of stone'.




Dwarf-women are not mentioned in the major stories. They were few, and did not go abroad much, so they probably could add very little to the plot.







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    I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
    – James Douglas
    2 days ago






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    @JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
    – Tim Pederick
    2 days ago










  • @TimPederick Ah thanks! I haven't read it in a while...
    – James Douglas
    2 days ago














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    I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
    – James Douglas
    2 days ago






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    @JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
    – Tim Pederick
    2 days ago










  • @TimPederick Ah thanks! I haven't read it in a while...
    – James Douglas
    2 days ago








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I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
– James Douglas
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I think the mother of two of the Dwarves from the Hobbit is mentioned (if not named) as well.
– James Douglas
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@JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
– Tim Pederick
2 days ago




@JamesDouglas: That's the same woman: Dís is Thorin's sister and the mother of Fili and Kili.
– Tim Pederick
2 days ago












@TimPederick Ah thanks! I haven't read it in a while...
– James Douglas
2 days ago




@TimPederick Ah thanks! I haven't read it in a while...
– James Douglas
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In The Two Towers, one of the characters asks the same question to the dwarf master, and he responds by saying that dwarf women look a lot like male dwarfs, even in the beard.











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In The Two Towers, one of the characters asks the same question to the dwarf master, and he responds by saying that dwarf women look a lot like male dwarfs, even in the beard.











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In The Two Towers, one of the characters asks the same question to the dwarf master, and he responds by saying that dwarf women look a lot like male dwarfs, even in the beard.











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    @Valorum And what if such a YouTube video for the part of a movie I refer to does not exist? Am I expected to buy the movie, learn how to use software to create short video extracts, register with a video portal, and upload a video there? Film scholars are not expected to provide videos when they discuss movies. Why should I?
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    @Valorum And what if such a YouTube video for the part of a movie I refer to does not exist? Am I expected to buy the movie, learn how to use software to create short video extracts, register with a video portal, and upload a video there? Film scholars are not expected to provide videos when they discuss movies. Why should I?
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@Valorum And what if such a YouTube video for the part of a movie I refer to does not exist? Am I expected to buy the movie, learn how to use software to create short video extracts, register with a video portal, and upload a video there? Film scholars are not expected to provide videos when they discuss movies. Why should I?
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