![]() ![]() Some of the first dwarves in the world were the four dwarves Norðri, Suðri, Austri, and Vestri, (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western). It’s mostly male dwarves that have been mentioned in the sources, but we do have a few female examples, for instance, Einhenda in Egils saga, and the daughters of Dvalin in the poem Fáfnismál in the Poetic Edda. When the sun started to rise and the first beams of sunlight touched Alvíss, he turned into stone. When Alvíss went to Thor’s house to ask him for his daughter’s hand in marriage, Thor kept him up all night answering questions. There are also some signs that the sun might be dangerous to them, at least to some of them. ![]() Andvari could turn himself into a fish, Fafnir became a dragon, and Otr was killed by Loki while being in the shape of an otter. The dwarves might have shapeshifting abilities, several of them have been mentioned to shapeshift into an animal. The two dwarves Brokkr and Eitri are the ones who crafted Odin’s ring Draupnir, Thor’s hammer Mjölnir, and Freyr’s ship Skidbladnir. The dwarves are skilled craftsmen, and they have crafted some of the best objects in the world. They live inside stones and mountains, in a place called Svartalfheim, which is one of the nine realms. The dwarves are mentioned as being short, and unlike the elves who are light/white, the dwarves are blacker than ink. ![]()
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