Adaptations Dwarf (Middle-earth)

gimli in ralph bakshi s lord of rings (1978) voiced david buck.



dwarves @ council of elrond in peter jackson s lord of rings: fellowship of ring.

in iron crown enterprises middle-earth role playing (1986) dwarven player-characters receive statistical bonuses strength , constitution, , subtractions presence, agility , intelligence. 7 dwarven kindreds , named after each of founding fathers—durin, bávor, dwálin, thrár, druin, thelór , bárin—are given in lords of middle-earth—volume iii (1989).

in peter jackson s live action adaptation of lord of rings film trilogy, gimli s character used comic relief , several of appearances intended emphasize difference between dwarves , elves.

as explained in dvd commentary, races in fellowship come in 3 height ranges: regular sized men , elves, dwarves average four feet six inches (1.37 m), , hobbits average three feet six inches (1.07 m). adaptation had digitally composite wide shots in of them appear, make use of stunt doubles , various camera perspective tricks. however, while different races come in 3 size ranges, adaptations used 2 different size scales, putting both dwarves , hobbits same size scale. achieved casting tall actors play dwarves, seem proportionately taller average-height hobbit actors, without need camera tricks or digital compositing. gimli interacts men , elves within same camera frame, or when does, gimli played shorter stunt double seen behind. in contrast, because dwarves , hobbits in same size scale, gimli interacts freely hobbit characters within same camera frame. example when fellowship enters lothlórien, , gimli walks frodo , puts hand on shoulder, warning him stay close. actor john rhys-davies 6 1 (1.85 m) (two inches (5 cm) taller viggo mortensen, plays aragorn), taller elijah wood (frodo) 5 6 (1.67 m), keeping proportion dwarves taller hobbits.

other dwarves appear in passing in 2 scenes of lord of rings: fellowship of ring movie: prologue introduces 7 dwarf-lords received rings of power, , 4 more present @ council of elrond (in contrast book, gimli , father glóin described). peter jackson s dwarves wear scale armour.

in peter jackson s adaption of hobbit, wider range of dwarves seen: 13 in thorin s company , others seen on in hobbit: unexpected journey. more of dwarves history , culture seen throughout main story, 13 dwarves of thorin s company. examples of khuzdul seen, such on thorin oakenshield s map, dwarves history, main story , flashbacks. female dwarves shown on-screen briefly in hobbit trilogy, in flashbacks fall of erebor , dale smaug dragon—as mentioned in novels , first trilogy, depicted beards (somewhat thinner male beards, long , braided sideburns). behind scenes extras explain producers wanted use 13 members of thorin s company depict diverse social strata, round out personalities , make them less monolithic. general rule applied dwarves more closely related thorin , royal line dress in better clothing , act more aristocratic, spiraling outward: thorin , nephews fili , kili of royal line have richest costumes, followed balin , dwalin (younger cousins of royal line still important lords , generals); oin , gloin (more distant cousins of royal blood, respected doctor , military general, respectively); dori, nori, , ori (very distant cousins relation royal line distant isn t elaborated—they depicted well-to-do middle class merchants, lower on social scale gloin or dwalin); finally, bifur, bofur, , bombur (who aren t related royal line @ all, , depicted humble , dressed working-class dwarves, miners , toy-makers).

in decipher inc. s lord of rings roleplaying game (2001), based on jackson films, dwarf player-characters bonuses vitality , strength attributes , must given craft skills. in dwarves of middle-earth (2003) supplement, 7 dwarf lords , houses named durin, sindri, linnar, var, uri, thulin , vigdis.

in real-time strategy game lord of rings: battle middle-earth ii, , expansion, both based on jackson films, dwarves heavily influenced classical military practice, , use throwing axes, war hammers, spears, , circular or roman-style shields. 1 dwarf unit phalanx , similar greek counterpart.