>>96360562
John Rhys-Davies' portrayal of Gimli in the wildly popular Lord of the Rings films helped a lot, of course, but before that, Scottish people were stereotyped as being savvy craftsmen and engineers (see: Scotty in Star Trek) as well as being greedy misers (see: Scrooge McDuck), both of which traits comport well with dwarves, and so the association was natural.

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>>96363665
Goofy ass WoW Kobold ass candle helmet and the magical transforming belt. Death to Slopfags.