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Gimli

Gimli - Dwarf of Erebor.

Born in 2879 of the Third Age in the Blue Mountains, Gimli went to live in Erebor in 2941 after the death of Smaug the Dragon. Gimli's father was Glóin, a Dwarf of Thorin and Company.

"In 3018, Gimli went with his father to Rivendell where he was chosen for the Fellowship of the Ring. Gimli was one of the few Dwarves to become friendly with Elves. Indeed, after his entry into Lothlórien, he became devoted to the memory of Galadriel, the Elf Queen, and carried a lock of her golden hair with him always. His closest friend was Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood.

After Boromir's death, and the breaking of the Fellowship, he journeyed with Aragorn and Legolas through the southern lands of Middle Earth in search of the captured hobbits, Merry and Pippin. They then went onward to fight at the Battle of the Hornburg (Helm’s Deep), then traveled the Paths of the Dead , where Aragorn freed the Oathbreakers. From there the group, accompanied by the Dead of Dunharrow, traveled south to Pelargir and fought a battle that won them control of the Corsair ship fleet. They then sailed to Minas Tirith, where Gimli fought with his companions in the Battle of the Pelennor fields. He then marched with the Captains of the West to the Morannon, the Black Gate of Mordor.

After the war, Gimli became Lord of the Glittering Caves, the caverns behind Helm's Deep. He remained Lord of the caves until after the death of Aragorn in 120 of the Fourth Age, when, joined by his friend Legolas, he sailed into the Undying Lands. This grace was said to be given him through Galadriel. The departure of Legolas and Gimli brought an end to the Fellowship in Middle Earth."

John Rhys-Davies plays Gimli in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings.