The Hobbit: How The Female Dwarves In Dale Matched The Original Vision

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With the recent controversy surrounding the Rings of Power’s presentation of Princess Disa, who many fans feel doesn't live up to Tolkien’s vision of what a dwarf should look like, people have been pointing out comparisons with Peter Jackson’s portrayal of the female dwarves. In the Hobbit trilogy, female dwarves are are seen in Dale, before Smaug the terrible sets the town alight. In the Lord of the Rings, Gimli famously describes the dwarven women as «so alike in voice and appearance that they’re often mistaken for dwarf men.» He also claims that there some have recently posed the theory that there are no dwarf women at all, and «that dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground!» He also refers to them later on as “Little hairy women” in his drinking game with Legolas.

Disa has some of these attributes, including some hair around the edges of her chin. This detail is admittedly a little difficult to spot in the ‘first look’ photo of the character, as they could easily be mistaken for shadows under her jawline, but will hopefully be more prominent in the series itself. She also has gold dust permanently scattered over her fingertips, which many fans thought was a nice touch. It's symbolic of the dwarven greed for wealth and innumerable treasures like the Arkenstone, which makes them so prone to dragon sickness, and to the power of the One Ring. But Disa certainly doesn’t look as elaborate, or as hairy, as the dwarven women pictured in Dale, draped in all of their finery and their intricate hairstyles.

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