I had no idea Tolkien leaned so heavily on Norse mythology. Thanks!

A very good and concise view of a varied and nuanced subject. As a craftsman who regularly incorporates such spirits in his craft and faith I appreciate the attention to this subject. If I ever make it out to a gathering we'll have to discuss it over a pint!

Hail to the Dwarves! Hail to the Aesir, Vanir, Elves, and Landvettir! As always, such quality of information and production is only provided by you Jacob! Can't wait to finally shake your hand at the upcoming Texas Yule!

Jacob: "...and they may have very big penises". Me: Now we know why Tauriel chose Kili over Legolas.

I believe that Dwarves, the Elves, and the Giants existed as tribes in they past, they were peoples that existed in the North of Europe for a long time and were incorporated into our folk over time. I have met many of our people that would fit into the idea of Dwarves, Elves, and Giants that even exist today.

I’m loving these videos on lesser talked about beings & spirits ☺️ I’m looking forward to what you come up with next 😊 I definitely appreciate how much research you do and how thorough you are. ☺️

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This video was a very good intro into the actual mythology behind dwarves. Well done

"I much prefer history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers." - Tolkien

Mótsognir- he who drinks in might/ with courage. 👍

Great discussion! There's so many elements and creature nuances within varying types of Paganism that aren't talked about nearly enough. Skal!

Loved the video. Your ability to continuously create intriguing content is amazing. Would love another video on The wild hunt and and practices around it

So cool, loved this

so useful and helpful. just writing a tale of dwarves & realized I know so little I was confusing them with gnomes 😅. this was my first stop in research, so thank you for sharing

One thing I've learned since I have begun my pagan journey is it's the fun you can have what the faith through the simple fact of gratitude of the all.

You have excellent videos to do bookbinding to.

Well said!

Quite curious, as a history meets mythology buff this really made me think as I enjoy my studies and how they relate to modernish activities, like elder scrolls based on Nordic mythology. Quite fantastic info.

Very good and interesting video. I'd like to see a follow-up video on ways that you work with the dwarves or use or could use that aspect of our mythology in your practice.

Wonderful information I'll add to my Dwarf Lore 🤩 I have worked with Dwarves my entire magickal path. They're an integral part of my path. Thanks for putting this together 👏👏👏

I noticed a lot of the names match tolkens dwarves?

Great video

When you leave an offering, whether it's to a dwarf or any other sort of entity, in what way do you think that offering is used? If the offering is placed somewhere that animals can't get to it, it's still there days later, so in what ways do you think the entities use them?

A thing that I find interesting regarding the svartalves (or black elves) is that Alberich (a Dwarf from Wagners "The Ring of the Nibelung") is referred to as Schwarz Alberich (or black Alberich) by Wotan (or Odin), who referes to himself as Licht Alberich (or light Alberich). It's funny to see how norse mythology has such a big impact on literature. : )

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Zwarte Piet being based on Black elves (dwarfs) makes sense cause Santa (who sinterklaas becomes in later folklore) actually DOES have elf helpers, that makes sense.

Here in Norway we are very daily life oriented. It is part of the reason behind the "jantelov" as far as I can tell. If we do all the correct actions, the end result is good. Which causes our collectivism to come down on any kind of individuality. But over all it's fine. Hygge for me is the normal every day cheer. Sitting around a fire, or just lighting a scented candle, dimming the lights and listening to the radio. There's a lot of comfort in that tradition. I really am captivated by the culture we have here. And I think it's common for Norwegians to think that way, especially in regards to the vikings. We are vikings. I think you have a lot of capacity to expand and include other elements into your practice. Something like learning the tradition of ceremonial magick, and putting some intention behind your offerings and rituals, or even just looking at pop or rock music through the eyes of the pagan tradition. That's something I'm very into. For me in general the most important thing is to live a cool and authentic lifestyle. What a cool and authentic pagan lifestyle means is up to you and your viewers to decide. I would imagine it would include a lot of hygge and maybe a bit of solitude on your walk. For me I am a musician so I try to go deep into the music world, learning about jazz and different rock bands like Oasis or Cage the Elephant to get closer to the musical zeitgeist. There's a massive amount of untapped potential every person has, which is what I'll leave you with. Deliquents are actually more able to tap into that potential, which is the appeal of that life. But it doesn't have to be that way. SKÅL!

Damn, I knew Tolkien was heavily inspired by norse mythology. I did not expect to recognize so many of the names (even Gandalf!) to be direct copies of names of myth.

Was in Lexington not long ago would have loved to have been able to meet you

Would it make sense to make offerings to dwarfs at times?

5:22 Bilbo didn't distract the trolls, staff elf did.

Did i hear the megalithomania music in the backround??

What hat is that? I feel like I have that one

Not really sure anymore, but I think Zwarte Piet was based on some demon that would take all the naughty children and whip them with a bundle of sticks we called the "roe" (pronounced: roo). It was only later that he became the friendly helper to Sinterklaas (Dutch Santa, looks more like a combination between Santa Claus and the pope). People in the Netherlands generally don't know this, and I'm not really sure anymore as well. It's been a long time since I've celebrated Sinterklaas, it's kinda meant for children to be fair. I've also seen theories that Sinterklaas is actually Wodan (Dutch Odin) and that Zwarte Piet is based on his ravens, but the evidence for that is pretty much non-existent. The only things I can come up with is that, Zwarte Piet is pitch-black (kinda like a raven), during Sinterklaas people give each other chocolate letters (just the first letter of your name in chocolate form) as Odin gave the runes to humans, people (read: children) write poems for each other while giving gifts as Odin was associated with writing and poetry (Mead of Poetry story).

where the original dwarfs from an early tribe. maybe neanderthal. so many similarities. ?

What I learned from this video is Tolkien is a plagiarist.

Eeesh. Got a terrible bible thumper ad with Jewish people "renouncing" their previous views of Jesus. I'm neither Christian or Jewish or any religious affiliation, having come to my age of reason and atheism in my teens over 30 years ago