Apropos of...

In watching Rings of Power, it made me wonder when/where the trope started of fantasy dwarves speaking with Scottish accents? Turns out a 1961 fantasy book 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson had a dwarf with a Scottish accent. Gary Gygax was very inspired by Poul Anderson. My first into was probably Warcraft

Interesting to see the origins of the Scottish accent trope for fantasy dwarves traced back to 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' in 1961. Shows how influential early works can be on shaping popular culture in genres like fantasy.