2006-08-08 08:25:29 · 3 answers · asked by gunslinga 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There is only one, Dis the daughter of Thrain II, listed in Gimli's Family Tree in Appendix A. Thorin Oakenshield's sister, the leader of the Dwarfs in "The Hobbit".
2006-08-08 12:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by buccaneersden 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to Tollkien, the dwarves were very protective of their women - they were not allowed to be "out" in public among the other creatures of the world.
Dwarf names are "secret" for both men and women, as Gandalf explains (I think in Fellowship); their public names are used in the trilogy but their Dwarvish names are known only to themselves. Since dwarf women do not leave their communities they would have no need of public names.
There is, I believe, an appendex note dealing with the subject in the section on the languages of Middle Earth.
By golly - buccaneersden is right! Nice catch!
2006-08-08 15:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by AndyH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If remember right we don't meet any in Lord of the Rings. So no I can't name any.
2006-08-08 15:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by Fernajen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋