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Many stories, myths, and folktales tell of "small-statured creatures" that we commonly refer to as "dwarves." The most interesting local stories about dwarves I've found so far are in Nordic mythology, which dates back thousands of years, in the ancient legends of Iceland and Scandinavia, as well as in the Alpine countries of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Most dwarf stories repeatedly point out that dwarves like to live in underground caves or deep in the mountains, where humans cannot follow them, but at the same time seek contact with humans. They also enjoy repairing things, searching for ore in the depths, and are said to have all sorts of magical powers. Some even lived harmoniously alongside humans, according to the legends. These articles are intended to renew and inspire the fascination with dwarves and their stories. Of course, everyone should decide for themselves whether these are all just wonderful, imagined stories or whether there might be some kernel of truth behind them.
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Wilfried Stevens
Querkel & Querze legends
There was a dwarf people?
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Wilfried Stevens:
Querkel & Querze legends
There was a dwarf people?
Foreword
The Querkel Treasure Cave
The banquet at “WirWir” the woodcutter
The clever farmer and the even cleverer Querkel
The Querkel from Lußberg
The Querze from Breiteberg
Querze near Hohenstein Castle
The Dwarves from Hutberg
Dippoldiswalde silver mine – a dwarf mine?
Dwarf legend of Scheibenberg
The medieval silver mines in Dippoldiswalde
Are dwarves nature spirits from a parallel world?
Closing words
Book recommendations from me
Foreword
Many stories, myths, and folk tales tell of "small-statured creatures" that we commonly refer to as "dwarves". The most interesting local stories about dwarves I've found so far are in the millennia-old "Old Norse Mythology", in the ancient treasure trove of legends from Iceland and Scandinavia, as well as in the Alpine countries of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Most dwarf stories repeatedly point out that dwarves like to live in underground caves or deep in the mountains, where humans cannot follow them, but at the same time seek contact with humans. They enjoyed repairing things, searching for ore in the depths, and were said to possess all sorts of magical powers. Some even lived in harmony alongside humans, according to the legends. Here you can find some “German dwarf legends” about it.
In Germany alone, there are said to be hundreds of stories and legends about dwarves. Given the diversity of dwarf legends, there are certainly also some invented and embellished stories. However, I am convinced that not all of the stories can be made up and that there was indeed contact between dwarves and humans. But where did the dwarf people come from, and why did they disappear over time?
So if you are ever in a cave and hear an unfamiliar noise or see a small light disappearing, could this have been an illusion, an animal or perhaps even a dwarf?! Are dwarves perhaps nature spirits?
Have you ever seen something scurrying around in the mountains? It could have been a loose stone, an illusion, or perhaps a curious or careless dwarf?
These contributions are intended to renew and inspire the fascination with dwarves and their stories. Everyone should, of course, decide for themselves whether these are just wonderful, imagined tales or whether there might be some kernel of truth behind them.
Because no evidence of dwarven tools or dwarven graves has been found so far, it cannot be ruled out that the dwarves could even have come from a parallel world. Have fun in the legendary world of dwarves.
Wilfried Stevens, Düsseldorf, 2025
The Staffelberg and its Querkel
In Norse mythology, the name for the dwarves' subterranean settlement was "the dark fields", where the "Black Elves" lived. The Querkels lived deep in the Staffelberg, and according to legend, they were regularly seen in the evenings, disappearing into the mountain with their small lanterns. They worked in mines, digging for silver and crystals, and powerful Querkels felled trees with their large axes. This gave rise to the Staffelberg legend about the Querkel people. In many of these regional and local legends and tales, we learn much about this mysterious little people, even if some of it may certainly be embellished. From many of these legends, we can form a rough picture of the Querkels.
