Elves and dwarves are well known for sharing a long-standing mutual grudge, at least in fantasy fiction and gaming circles. The usual story is that many generations ago they fought a terrible war over some misunderstanding that neither side can nowadays quite remember exactly, but whatever it was, it was pretty dire, and whichever side the current speaker is on was clearly the one that was wronged and betrayed by the other.

So who am I to ignore an integral part of fantasy fiction?