tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post7363685332284451818..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Zelazny's dwarvesJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-80641933464714873412013-04-09T21:03:22.922-07:002013-04-09T21:03:22.922-07:00" 'Dwarves' is Tolkien's own inve..." 'Dwarves' is Tolkien's own invention."<br /><br />December 31, 1887 issue of <i>Punch</i> uses the plural "dwarves." Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40599/40599-h/40599-h.htm<br /><br /><i>The Story of Norway</i> by Hjalmar H. Boyesen, 1887, uses plural "dwarves" on page 18. Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34646/34646-h/34646-h.htm<br /><br />Just google "dwarves site:gutenberg.com" for other examples. Clearly the spelling "dwarves" pre-dates Tolkien and so P. Anderson could have picked it up from other sources.AB+https://www.blogger.com/profile/00522711314618212932noreply@blogger.com