Talk:dwarves
"Plural of dwarf" - Incorrect Definition, conflation with "dwarfs"[edit]
This term - "dwarves" - is not a plurality of the term "dwarf". The definition for "dwarves" is included under the term "dwarf", but absent here; the proper definition is: "(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves."
This is supported by all 3 of the citations listed for "dwarves", each of which are used in a fantasy / mythological setting and clearly refer to the fictional creatures, not human beings who are "much smaller than the usual of its sort" - that would be "dwarfs".
I propose that the definition be changed to the above quoted definition, which is currently under "dwarf", and that it be removed from the entry "dwarf" and/or a link be added to the mythological definition to the page "dwarves". Redranger8402 (talk) 13:23, 21 August 2023 (UTC)