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I was skimming through a book I bought a while back, looking for monsters to use in a story when I came across the Duergar.
It just shows that there are incredible creatures in folklore if you just look…
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Ronel the Mythmaker 
Really interesting. I need to read this again; there is a multitude of literary folklore history here. Thank you!
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Thanks 🙂 Hope you get the time to read it all.
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Such an excellent post… It is great to learn about Duergar or gray dwarves… and their existence down in the Underdark… the imaginary reminded me of Hephaestos and Hades… asssociated to Fire (therefore, vulcanoes at times) and the Underworld, respectively…
I was thinking of how the folklore might have changed… or included other expressions, leading to kids fairytales such as the classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs … In contrast, their appearance is clearly gothic or dark among Norse Mythology
Thanks so much for sharing!… best wishes. Aquileana 🙂
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Thanks, Aquileana, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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