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We've disagreed about this in the past

DanielLB
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Jul 9 2013, 8:52pm


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We've disagreed about this in the past [In reply to] Can't Post

That's why I was sure to put that I can understand how someone may read the passages differently. Cool

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:


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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? Wink

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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? Sinister71 Send a private message to Sinister71 Jul 9 2013, 1:01am
    Puzzled. arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Jul 9 2013, 1:32am
    also Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 9 2013, 1:55am
    From memory, Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 9 2013, 6:20am
        beards and books and badgers oh my Elthir Send a private message to Elthir Jul 9 2013, 5:48pm
    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. emre43 Send a private message to emre43 Jul 9 2013, 6:51am
    3 hairy women for you DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 9 2013, 7:08am
        Phwoarrr!!!!!! emre43 Send a private message to emre43 Jul 9 2013, 8:39am
        Interesting ... Arandir Send a private message to Arandir Jul 9 2013, 12:36pm
    They did // dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Jul 9 2013, 9:13am
    Actually Lindele Send a private message to Lindele Jul 9 2013, 12:20pm
    Re: female Dwarf non-beards dik-dik Send a private message to dik-dik Jul 9 2013, 4:31pm
    The Hobbit Movie Source Book Rostron2 Send a private message to Rostron2 Jul 9 2013, 5:15pm
    I saw only one dwarf woman in the movie. RosieLass Send a private message to RosieLass Jul 9 2013, 6:09pm
    Question IdrilofGondolin Send a private message to IdrilofGondolin Jul 9 2013, 8:04pm
        There are a number of references DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 9 2013, 8:20pm
            references Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 9 2013, 8:45pm
                We've disagreed about this in the past DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 9 2013, 8:52pm
                    happy you found the exact quote Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 9 2013, 8:55pm
            War of the Beards Elthir Send a private message to Elthir Jul 10 2013, 7:55pm
                Oh and Gimli... Elthir Send a private message to Elthir Jul 10 2013, 8:04pm
    DALE Retro315 Send a private message to Retro315 Jul 9 2013, 8:46pm
    To me marillaraina Send a private message to marillaraina Jul 9 2013, 11:32pm
        This glor Send a private message to glor Jul 13 2013, 7:59pm
            subject line marillaraina Send a private message to marillaraina Jul 14 2013, 6:16pm
                appearance Elthir Send a private message to Elthir Jul 15 2013, 11:40pm

 
 
 

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