Gimli's opinion of Elves changes when he meets Galadriel, co-ruler of Lothlórien: her beauty, kindness, and understanding impress him so much that, when given the opportunity to ask for whatever he wishes, he responds that being able to see her and hear her gentle words is gift enough. Gimli refuses to be blindfolded, risking a conflict, so Aragorn has the entire Fellowship blindfolded. Aragorn leads the company to Lothlórien, populated by Elves hostile to Dwarves. The Fellowship finds his tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul Orcs attack, and they have to fight their way out. However, Moria is still inhabited by Orcs, Cave Trolls, and a Balrog: Balin and his folk have all been killed. When the company is forced to enter the ancient underground Dwarf-realm, the Mines of Moria, Gimli is at first enthusiastic, hoping to find Balin there. There is friction between Gimli and the elf Legolas: their races bore an old grudge against each other. Frodo volunteers for the task Gimli is among those chosen to help him. The Council decides to destroy it by casting it into Mount Doom. They learn that Frodo Baggins is now the bearer of the One Ring. Gimli is first seen with Glóin at the Council of Elrond they tell the Council that the Dark Lord Sauron is searching for Bilbo, and ask Elrond's advice. Gimli was of the royal line, but not close to the succession he was the third cousin once removed of Dáin II Ironfoot.
He was a remote descendant of Durin the Deathless, chief of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves and ancestor of the Longbeards. Gimli had wanted to accompany his father on the quest to reclaim Erebor, but at age 62 he was deemed too young. Gimli was born in the Ered Luin in the Third Age, son of Glóin. In Peter Jackson's film trilogy, Gimli is played by the Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies.įurther information: The Lord of the Rings § Plot Gimli does not appear in Rankin/Bass's 1980 animated version of The Return of the King. Gimli was voiced by David Buck in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings. The events recall the Norse legend Njáls saga, where a gift of hair is refused, with fateful consequences. They note, too, that he is unique in being granted the gift of Galadriel's hair, something that she had refused to Fëanor. Scholars have commented that Gimli is unlike other dwarves in being free from their characteristic greed for gold. In the course of the adventure, Gimli aids the Ring-bearer Frodo Baggins, participates in the War of the Ring, and becomes close friends with Legolas, overcoming an ancient enmity of Dwarves and Elves. As such, he is one of the primary characters in the story.
He represents the race of Dwarves as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. A dwarf warrior, he is the son of Glóin, a member of Thorin's company in Tolkien's earlier book The Hobbit. Tolkien's Middle-earth, appearing in The Lord of the Rings.
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