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earth, even as do maggots in flesh. The dwarves had first received shape and life in the flesh of Ymir, and were then maggots; but by decree of the gods had become conscious with the intelligence of men, and had human shape. And nevertheless they dwell in the earth and in stones. Módsognir was the first, and Durinn the second; so it says in Völuspá.
- Then strode all the mighty to the seats of judgment,
- The gods most holy, and together held counsel,
- Who should of dwarves shape the peoples
- From the bloody surge and the Blue One's bones.
- They made many in man's likeness,
- Dwarves in the earth, as Durinn said.
And these, says the Sibyl, are their names:
- Nýi and Nidi, Nordri and Sudri,
- Austri, Vestri, Althjófr, Dvalinn;
- Nár, Náinn, Nípingr, Dáinn,
- Bifurr, Báfurr, Bömburr, Nóri,
- Óri, Ónarr, Óinn, Mjödvitnir,
- Viggr and Gandálfr, Vindálfr, Thorinn,
- Fíli, Kíli, Fundinn, Váli;
- Thrór, Thróinn, Thekkr, Litr and Vitr,
- Nýr, Nýrádr, Rekkr, Rádsvidr.
And these also are dwarves and dwell in stones, but the first in mould:
- Draupnir, Dólgthvari,
- Hörr, Hugstari, Hledjólfr, Glóinn;
- Dóri, Óri, Dúfr, Andvari,
- Heptifíli, Hárr, Svíarr.
