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DanielLB
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Jul 9 2013, 8:52pm
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We've disagreed about this in the past
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That's why I was sure to put that I can understand how someone may read the passages differently. For me personally, they all suggest that since Dwarf men are described as almost invariably bearded, it follows that, in order for people to be unable to tell them apart, Dwarf women would have beards as well. The second is an exact quote, from The War of the Jewels. Here is the entire paragraph:
The Naugrim were ever, as they still remain, short and squat in stature; they were deep-breasted, strong in the arm, and stout in the leg, and their beards were long. Indeed this strangeness they have that no Man nor Elf has ever seen a beardless Dwarf - unless he were shaven in mockery, and would then be more like to die of shame than of many other hurts that to us would seem more deadly. For the Naugrim have beards from the beginning of their lives, male and female alike; nor indeed can their womenkind be discerned by those of other race, be it in feature or in gait or in voice, nor in any wise save this: that they go not to war, and seldom save at direst need issue from their deep bowers and halls. It is said, also, that their womenkind are few, and that save their kings and chieftains few Dwarves ever wed; wherefore their race multiplied slowly, and now is dwindling. Question is, do we count it as canon or not?
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(This post was edited by DanielLB on Jul 9 2013, 8:53pm)
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Why didn't the dwarf females have beards?
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Sinister71
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Jul 9 2013, 1:01am
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Puzzled.
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arithmancer
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Jul 9 2013, 1:32am
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also
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Maciliel
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Jul 9 2013, 1:55am
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From memory,
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Ataahua
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Jul 9 2013, 6:20am
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beards and books and badgers oh my
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Elthir
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Jul 9 2013, 5:48pm
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Gimli also says in that scene that some people think that there are no Dwarf women. Which is of course ridiculous. But there clearly are.
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emre43
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Jul 9 2013, 6:51am
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3 hairy women for you
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DanielLB
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Jul 9 2013, 7:08am
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Phwoarrr!!!!!!
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emre43
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Jul 9 2013, 8:39am
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Interesting ...
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Arandir
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Jul 9 2013, 12:36pm
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They did //
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dormouse
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Jul 9 2013, 9:13am
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Actually
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Lindele
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Jul 9 2013, 12:20pm
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Re: female Dwarf non-beards
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dik-dik
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Jul 9 2013, 4:31pm
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The Hobbit Movie Source Book
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Rostron2
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Jul 9 2013, 5:15pm
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I saw only one dwarf woman in the movie.
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RosieLass
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Jul 9 2013, 6:09pm
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Question
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IdrilofGondolin
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Jul 9 2013, 8:04pm
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There are a number of references
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DanielLB
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Jul 9 2013, 8:20pm
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references
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Maciliel
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Jul 9 2013, 8:45pm
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We've disagreed about this in the past
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DanielLB
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Jul 9 2013, 8:52pm
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happy you found the exact quote
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Maciliel
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Jul 9 2013, 8:55pm
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War of the Beards
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Elthir
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Jul 10 2013, 7:55pm
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Oh and Gimli...
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Elthir
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Jul 10 2013, 8:04pm
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DALE
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Retro315
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Jul 9 2013, 8:46pm
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To me
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marillaraina
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Jul 9 2013, 11:32pm
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This
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glor
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Jul 13 2013, 7:59pm
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subject line
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marillaraina
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Jul 14 2013, 6:16pm
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appearance
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Elthir
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Jul 15 2013, 11:40pm
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