By Rivea Ruff ·Updated June 7, 2023
As the first Black female dwarf to be featured in the beloved fantasy story of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings saga, Sophia Nomvete has broken ground. But her presence in the lore as a woman of color wasn’t exactly something many die-hard fans of the writer’s work was prepared for.
Nomvete stepped into the fantasy tale as Princess Disa of Khazad-dûm
