Children of Iluvator

[Gilbo]

I've been over to the Sil translation site
(Ow, my achin' head!)and something comes to mind. In my dirty, old dogeared copy, Elves and men are referred to as the children of Iluvator. Yet, in the chapter on Aule and Yavanna, Eru calls the Dwarves the "children of my adoption". If so, is there a place for Dwarves in the song, after the Last Battle?

[LadyMeg]

Suilad,

A Quote From The Encyclopedia Of Arda

Unlike Elves and Men, the Dwarves are not Children of Ilúvatar; they were created by Aulë the Smith, though Ilúvatar granted them life. Aulë made seven Fathers of the Dwarves, and these slept through many ages until after the Awakening of the Elves. Almost all the Dwarves that appear in Tolkien's works were descended from the eldest of the Seven Fathers, Durin the Deathless.

Like Aulë their maker, the Dwarves delighted in smithcraft and stoneworking; they mined and worked metals throughout the mountains of Middle-earth. The Dwarves kept themselves apart from the other races; their language, Khuzdul, was a closely guarded secret, and they told their true names to none but themselves (all the Dwarf-names in Tolkien are in the tongues of Elves or Men, not true Dwarf names).

Encyclopedia Of Arda

I hope that has answered your question the encyclopedia of Arda is a great site to check up on everything Tolkien.

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[Iargwath]

Yes, the Encyclopedia of Arda is a very good resource to everything Tolkien. But there is one thing that i thought i'd post just in case it would be another question asked.
It is said that after the end of the world and the Last Battle, the Dwarves are to aid Aulë in the rebiulding of Arda. But what happens after Dwarves deaths remains a mystery. Elves believe that the Dwarves return to the stone in which they were made after their death. But dwarves believe that they are set aside in the halls of Mandos in a section designed for them, and help Aulë in the rebuilding of Arda etc...