Dwarf (disambiguation)

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The term dwarf (from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerc) may refer to:

• Dwarf Fortress
• Someone with the condition of dwarfism
• A dwarf in fantasy fiction
  • Dwarfs (Discworld)
  • Dwarf (Middle-earth)
  • Dwarves in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy
  • Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)
  • Dwarves (Warcraft)
  • Dwarfs (Warhammer)
• a creature in Norse mythology, specifically:
  • Norse dwarves
  • Svartalfar
• the novel The Dwarf by Pär Lagerkvist
• a dwarf plant
• a dwarf rabbit
• a form of size classification in astronomy, for instance:
  • a dwarf star, also known as a main sequence star
  • subdwarf
  • black dwarf
  • brown dwarf
  • red dwarf
  • white dwarf
  • a dwarf galaxy
  • a dwarf planet
• dwarfing (a horticultural term)
• DWARF (Debug With Arbitrary Record Format, a debugging data format)
• PYGMIES + DWARFS arguments

• Insular dwarfism is a biological term describing effects of population isolation.

The plural form dwarves may refer to:

• Dwarves (band)