A dwarf is a type of supernatural short human-shaped being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history. They are commonly, but not exclusively, presented as living i
Two dwarves as depicted in a 19th-century edition of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Siegfried wrestling Alberich, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Face of the Heysham hogback stone depicting four figures with upraised arms, which have been interpreted as the dwarfs Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri holding up the sky
The Ribe skull fragment, dating to the 8th century CE, bearing a protective charm against either one or two dwarfs
The Seven Dwarfs are fictional dwarfs in the 1812 fairy tale "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm and other renditions and adaptations.
Dwarf (folklore)
…Placenames derived from dwarf or cognate: England Dwarriden (Dwarf dale) – Valley in the West Riding of Yorkshire Influence on popular culture Left: The Seven Disney Dwarfs in the trailer for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Right: an archetypal fantasy dwarf, based on the Dwarves from Tolkien's legendarium. Dwarfs feature…
Six out of the seven Disney dwarfs (left to right: Sneezy, Bashful, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy, Doc) – all but Dopey, who is just off-screen – walking on a log and singing "Heigh-Ho"
1930 illustration by Otto Kubel depicting the Seven Dwarfs finding Snow White asleep
Statues of Snow White and dwarfs in Catanzaro
Walt Disney introducing his design of the dwarfs in the trailer of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs