Gimli

"They had no honor in life. They have none now in death."

- Gimli

Gimli is a character from The Lord of The Rings series by J.R.R Tolkien.

History
Gimli is a dwarf and the son of Glóin, of Durin's line. Gimli was born in the Third Age in 2879. He was present at the Council of Elrond and was chosen to be part of the Fellowship of the Ring, representing the Dwarves in The Fellowship.

Gimli encourage and guide the The Fellowship under the Misty Mountains through Moria. Discovering of what happened to the dwarves who leads an expedition to reclaim the ancient dwarf kingdom of Erebor and his uncle Balin, along the way. After escaping Moira, Gimli was granted one of the rarest gifts to a Dwarf. Entrance to Lothlorien, where he meet the Elf Queen Galadriel, which greatly changed his views on Elves considerably. During the defense of Helm’s Deep, Gimli defend the entrance to the Glittering Caverns against the Uruk Hai.

During his time in the Fellowship he became a loyal friend of Legolas and Aragorn. After the War of the Ring he became the Lord of the Glittering Caves. And later joined Legolas in a journey across the west sea.