++Gimli
I love Túrin's tale, I think it's my favourite of the great tales. But I don't like him as a character particularily much. Yes, I pity him and even understand (almost) all of his stupid deeds but he's still a jerk if you ask me. (A fascinating jerk, though.
)
Gimli, on the other hand, is lovely. And
herr Spence, no, he's
not boring at all. I love him because he's really quite a many-sided character full of contradictions: he's a tough warrior but really rather sensitive (awww
), a hopeless pessimist but still courageous and in a way, full of faith and hope.
What I like him the best, though, is that he's not afraid to show his emotions. He cries when he grieves, he rages when he's angry, smiles and laughs and sings when he's happy and admits it when he's afraid. I think that's bravery of the bravest sort.
Also, his friendship with Elves has been mentioned but there's one thing that remains unsaid that I like about him: his sense of humour. He always makes me smile with his jokes which are rather pessimistic or grumbling, whch is kind of cute. (Yes, I think I just said that Gimli is cute.
Hahahahaa.)