Dwarf women debate solved? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

goldfinger · 02-22-2007, 02:06 PM

I've been meaning to post this for a while so here it goes. I believe I have solved the great debate of dwarf-women having beards. In Appendix A of the RotK in the section about Durin's folk, there is a paragraph about dwarf-women thats talks about their numbers and such. Here is a section of that paragraph that should end the silly debate.

"They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if THEY MUST GO ON A JOURNEY, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among Men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the Dwarves 'grow out of stone'."

This says that they If they go on a journey that they dress up like dwarf-men. So this leads me to believe that they probably don't have beards, but just are so private that if they go on trips that they don't want others to see them. Any opinions?

02-22-2007, 02:06 PM	#1
goldfinger Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC, Missouri Posts: 60	Dwarf women debate solved? I've been meaning to post this for a while so here it goes. I believe I have solved the great debate of dwarf-women having beards. In Appendix A of the RotK in the section about Durin's folk, there is a paragraph about dwarf-women thats talks about their numbers and such. Here is a section of that paragraph that should end the silly debate. "They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if THEY MUST GO ON A JOURNEY, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among Men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the Dwarves 'grow out of stone'." This says that they If they go on a journey that they dress up like dwarf-men. So this leads me to believe that they probably don't have beards, but just are so private that if they go on trips that they don't want others to see them. Any opinions?