The lines between the dwarfs, elves, and dead humans are very blurred. The dwarfs are sometimes called “black elves” and in some cases they’re said to look like they’re dead or resembling human corpses. the dwarfs are never mentioned as being small and as there is no known meaning for the word "dwarf" we can only assume their height.
Dwarfs Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri (Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western) Four dwarfs that were sent to hold up the sky for eternity. The sky had to be separated from the earth somehow so Odin decided to pull out four dwarfs to hold it up. Dwarfs are creatures that live in mountains and in the earth, and are connected with wisdom, crafting and mining. Dwarfs are often described as short and ugly, even though they were never said to be small.
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