Overview
Gimli represents the best of Durin’s Folk: tough, candid and capable of change. His awe of Galadriel and his deepening friendship with the Elf Legolas show how old enmities can be unlearned.
Biography
Son of Glóin
Gimli came to Rivendell with his father Glóin and was chosen for the Fellowship.
Through Moria and Lothlórien
He fought at Balin’s tomb and entered Lothlórien, where Galadriel gave him three strands of her hair.
The War and after
He fought at Helm’s Deep and the Pelennor, and later helped settle Aglarond. He and Legolas sailed west together.
Character
Personality
- Brave
- Loyal
- Plain-spoken
- Capable of devotion
Abilities & limits
Strengths
- Axe-craft
- Endurance
- Stone-craft and lore
Limitations
Relationships
Places
In the histories
Artifacts
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
Related entries
CharacterLegolas Greenleaf
Son of Thranduil and the Elven archer of the Fellowship, whose friendship with Gimli breaks an old estrangement.
CharacterAragorn
The heir of Isildur, raised in Rivendell in secret, who becomes King Elessar and reunites the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.
CharacterGlóin
A Dwarf of Thorin’s company and father of Gimli, later a member of the Council of Elrond.