Dwarf (folklore)
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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
Dietrich von Bern
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Dietrich von Bern is the name of a character in Germanic heroic legend who originated as a legendary version of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. The name "Dietrich", meaning "Ruler of the Peo
Scene from the poem Virginal: Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons. Note that Dietrich is breathing fire. UBH Cod.Pal.germ. 324 fol. 43r
Theodoric's fight against Odoacer imagined as a joust, 1181 from Verona. Vatican Library Cpl 927
Carving in the church portal of San Zeno Maggiore in Verona that may depict Theodoric, marked as regem stultum (stupid king), being carried to Hell by an infernal horse (c. 1140).
The Rök stone, one of the earliest mentions of Theodoric in Germanic legend