Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I will attempt to answer the question of why dwarves in fantasy tv series, video games and films sound so... Scottish! This is a first in a potentially new type of video series.


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Sources used:
atlasobscura.com/articles/why-do-dwarves-sound-scottish-and-elves-sound-like-royalty

Credit to u/BarroomBard and others in this reddit thread: reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1yn4xb/when_did_dwarves_become_scottish

forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?577636-Origin-of-the-quot-Scottish-Dwarf-quot-trope&s=44e1cc91ea95f53bc691786c9c8ebf9a

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_(folklore)

newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Dwarf


Music used is Legend of Zelda - Song of Healing (Majora's Mask) Piano Cover by Myuu
Link and download: youtu.be/5-uvSHHQbzY


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