dwarf

Summary

dwarf is a mythical humanoid race^[1]. dwarf draws 4,541 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_humanoid_race category, ranking #13 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• dwarf's instance of is recorded as mythical humanoid race^[3].
• dwarf's instance of is recorded as mythical people^[4].
• dwarf is a type of earth spirit^[5].
• dwarf is a type of little people^[6].
• dwarf is part of Germanic mythology^[7].
• dwarf is part of Norse mythology^[8].
• dwarf's Commons category is recorded as Dwarves (legendary creatures)^[9].
• dwarf's said to be the same as is recorded as Škrmuc^[10].
• dwarf is the opposite of giant^[11].
• dwarf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dwarves (folklore)^[12].
• dwarf's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[13].
• dwarf's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• dwarf's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• dwarf's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• dwarf's has characteristic is recorded as small^[17].
• dwarf's different from is recorded as dwarf in a work of fiction^[18].
• dwarf's different from is recorded as Bonea^[19].
• dwarf's different from is recorded as krasnoludek^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical humanoid race^[3] and mythical people^[4]. Recorded subclass of include earth spirit^[5] and little people^[6]. dwarf is the opposite of giant^[11].

Use and Application

Part of include Germanic mythology^[7], a group of mythologies by ethnic group^[21] and Norse mythology^[8], a mythology by ethnic group^[22].

Influence

Things named for dwarf include Dwarf Fortress^[23], a video game^[24].

Why It Matters

dwarf draws 4,541 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_humanoid_race category, ranking #13 of 20).^[2] dwarf has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] dwarf is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for dwarf include Dwarf Fortress^[23], a video game^[24].