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Groin Redbeard · 11-30-2008, 01:30 PM

Gimli isn't as tragic a character as Turin is, and he doesn't get you mad like Turin sometimes does. I love the way that Tolkien made Gimli so poetic in his books, we see this when he describes the Glittering Caves to Legolas and when he asks for three of Galadriel's hairs. It certainly refutes the arguments that dwarves are just a bunch of selfish brutes that hide in their mines all day. You have got to admire a dwarf that can rise above his own pride and admire the beauty of Galadriel and to become a friend with the son of Thrandiul.

++Gimli

11-30-2008, 01:30 PM	#17
Groin Redbeard Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Facing the world's troubles with Christ's hope! Posts: 1,635	Gimli isn't as tragic a character as Turin is, and he doesn't get you mad like Turin sometimes does. I love the way that Tolkien made Gimli so poetic in his books, we see this when he describes the Glittering Caves to Legolas and when he asks for three of Galadriel's hairs. It certainly refutes the arguments that dwarves are just a bunch of selfish brutes that hide in their mines all day. You have got to admire a dwarf that can rise above his own pride and admire the beauty of Galadriel and to become a friend with the son of Thrandiul. ++Gimli __________________ I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeatof peace on earth, good-will to men! ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow