Category Archives: History

All information about the history of the dwarves.

The Extraordinary Longevity of Khuzdul

Posted on August 22, 2026 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Linguistic Conservatism, Mobility and Institutionalisation Introduction One of the most remarkable statements Tolkien made about Khuzdul is not that the language changed very little, but how little it changed despite the immense distances and periods involved. The history of the … Continue reading →

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On the Governance of the Dwarven Clans

Posted on April 22, 2026 by The Dwarrow Scholar

A study of Dwarven political structures in Tolkien’s legendarium General Note: While this study refers to the Seven Clans as a whole, the available material is overwhelmingly drawn from the history of Durin’s Folk. The Longbeards are by far the … Continue reading →

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Delving the Dwarrowdelf

Posted on November 14, 2013 by The Dwarrow Scholar

When the fellowship journeys through the long dark of Moria they at one point arrive at one of the Great Halls of Khazad-dûm.  This is where Gimli sings to the fellowship of Durin and the Dwarrowdelf (changed to Gandalf briefly … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection of Durin

Posted on June 25, 2013 by The Dwarrow Scholar

As my regular PC is in the shop, the neo-khuzdul translations I was working on grinded to a sudden halt.  Though I had made a backup of most of the documents I was working on, some of the files are … Continue reading →

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Baruk khazâd !… so, now what do we do ? (Dwarven Battle Tactics)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Tolkiens’ works give us only a few clues about dwarven battle tactics, as he has written mainly about battles where dwarves joined forces with other races – in which case they might not use their traditional military deployments during battle. … Continue reading →

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All about the Petty Dwarves

Posted on April 27, 2012 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Those not familiar with Petty dwarves.. these were dwarves very much differed from normal Dwarves in various ways: they were smaller, far more unsociable, and they freely gave away their names; other Dwarves kept their Khuzdûl names and language a … Continue reading →

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