Time to find out more things about the people of Middle Earth! This time we learn about Gimli, a great dwarf and a friend to a elf.
Gimli is my favorite dwarf of all times.
1. Gimli was going to go on the quest for Erebor, but Thorin decided against it because he, being only in his sixties, was too young to go. Speaking of the quest of Erebor, Gimli is the son of Gloin and a relative of Óin, Balin, and Dwalin. I think the dwarves are very closely related.
2. The main reason Gimli joined the Fellowship is that Legolas joined and Gimli doubted his intentions. Funny thing, Legolas and Gimli became best friends!
3. During the battle of Helm’s deep, Gimli was forced into the Glittering Caves. After the war, he became the lord of them and led some of Durin’s folk to make a new dwarven colony.
4. Gimli is the only dwarf to sail to the west to the undying lands. Toliken wrote that this would be very strange for a dwarf to go to an elf land.
5. Gimli uses two axes, both having a long staff in which they could have used as a walking stick. After the Moria Incident, he used Balin’s double-edged axe, but only in the book was it mentioned.
Fun Fact: In the game Terraria, Gimli is one name a demolitionist can spawn with
Gimli at the siege of Moria
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What did you find interesting about Gimli? Post it the comments and I might figure the most unknown thing about this dwarf.
I’ve never watched or read the lord of the rings, but is seems interesting. Should I read the books or watch the movies first?
You should read the books first, I think that they are a little bit more descriptive than the movies. I must say, the third book is really hard to read. The movies do do the books justice, but won’t know everything there is to know.