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dwarf

supernatural being in Germanic folklore
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Summary

dwarf is a mythical humanoid race[1]. dwarf draws 5,899 Wikipedia views per month (mythical humanoid race category, ranking #13 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: mythical people[3]
  • Subclass of: earth spirit[4], little people[5]
  • Part of: Germanic mythology[6], Norse mythology[7]
  • Commons category: Dwarves (legendary creatures)[8]
  • Said to be the same as: Škrmuc[9]
  • Opposite of: giant[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dwarves (folklore)[11]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15]
  • Has characteristic: small[16]
  • Different from: dwarf in a work of fiction[17], Bonea[18], krasnoludek[19]

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Influence

Things named for dwarf include Dwarf Fortress[20], a video game[21].

Why It Matters

dwarf has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] dwarf is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for dwarf include Dwarf Fortress[20], a video game[21].

Related Entities

Bonea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q294951
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q294951, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 23w ago · Elyaqim · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → Q3224965
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → mythical humanoid race, mythical people
    Different from → dwarf in a work of fiction, Bonea, krasnoludek
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Present in work: The Yellow Dwarf"
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