More unprecedented than seeing a female dwarf on screen for the first time, however, is how Rings of Power works to reverse a more pernicious aspect of Lord of the Rings and its previous ...

Of those works only one other - Prince Balthasar Charles (Carlos) with a Dwarf (1631) - represents a female dwarf, and she is a child. Both Mantegna and Velasquez’s works clearly communicate the ...

The female dwarf has forever been a challenge for fantasy creators leaning on Tolkien, because he didn't really do them. Some, like Terry Pratchett, have made them comically indistinguishable from ...

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Amazon PrimeRest easy, Lord of the Rings fans, because our long, hair-raising nightmare is over: After months of uncertainty, everyone can now ...