what is gimli in lord of the rings
A dwarf warrior
title: Gimli (Middle-earth) text: he was played by Sévan Stephan throughout its London run. The name "Gimli" first appeared in Tolkien's works in "The Tale of Tinúviel", the earliest version of the story of Beren and Lúthien Tinúviel, found in the second volume of "The Book of Lost Tales". Here, the name belongs to an aged elf, a prisoner along with Beren in the kitchens of Tevildo, Prince of Cats (forerunner of Sauron). During the writing of "The Lord of the Rings", as told in "The Return of the Shadow", Gimli's character was first named "Frar", then "Burin", and he was the son of title: Gimli (Middle-earth) text: Gimli (Middle-earth) Gimli is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, featured in "The Lord of the Rings". A dwarf warrior, he is the son of Glóin (a character from Tolkien's earlier novel, "The Hobbit"). Gimli is chosen to represent the race of Dwarves in the Fellowship of the Ring. As such, he is one of the primary characters of the novel. In the course of the adventure, Gimli aids the Ring-bearer Frodo Baggins, participates in the War of the Ring, and becomes close friends with Legolas, overcoming an ancient enmity of Dwarves and Elves. Gimli was title: Gimli (Middle-earth) text: Balin. Gimli (Middle-earth) Gimli is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, featured in "The Lord of the Rings". A dwarf warrior, he is the son of Glóin (a character from Tolkien's earlier novel, "The Hobbit"). Gimli is chosen to represent the race of Dwarves in the Fellowship of the Ring. As such, he is one of the primary characters of the novel. In the course of the adventure, Gimli aids the Ring-bearer Frodo Baggins, participates in the War of the Ring, and becomes close friends with Legolas, overcoming an ancient enmity of Dwarves and Elves. Gimli title: Gimli (Middle-earth) text: not close to the succession; he was the third cousin once removed of Dáin II Ironfoot, king of Durin's Folk, and the first cousin once removed of Balin, also one of Bilbo's former companions, and later Lord of Moria for a short time. Gimli was introduced in the first volume of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Fellowship of the Ring", at the Council of Elrond Half-elven. Gimli and his father were attending the Council (which was held in ) to bring news of their home, Erebor, and to warn that the Dark Lord Sauron was searching for Bilbo. There title: Gimli (Middle-earth) text: Caves. The Dwarves of the Glittering Caves built "great works" in Rohan and Gondor, and replaced the ruined gate of Minas Tirith with a new one made of "mithril" and steel. According to the Red Book of Westmarch, after Aragorn's death in Fourth Age 120, Gimli (then 262 years old, very old for a Dwarf) sailed with Legolas into the West, becoming the first dwarf to visit the Undying Lands. Gimli was voiced by David Buck in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of "The Lord of the Rings". Here he is drawn as being almost as tall as the rest