Fun fact: In early drafts of his Mythology, Tolkien referred to what we now know as elves (Nordor, Teleri, etc.) as "gnomes." Originally it was a brave "gnome king" who rode to the gates of Angband to one-on-one the final boss, of the first age, Morgoth.
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