Elves and Dwarves had a long history in European folklore before Tolkien, dating back to ancient Norse mythology. Norse culture was one of Tolkien's areas of expertise, and he frequently drew upon ...

A rumor has spread online for years that Vikings believed a goat whose udders produced an endless supply of beer awaited them ...

And I was actually asked in an interview by a journalist who had read Norse Mythology if we’d hit ... fairly early on by some rather wicked dwarves or dark elves. And they turn his blood into ...