He is a sindarin elf of the woodland realm and one of the nine members of the fellowship who set off to destroy the one ring. Legolas and gimli sail for the undying lands events henneth. It is showing that world history along with many other things has a chance at redemption. Everybody knows that legolas and gimli initially dislike each other in the lord of the rings. He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great warbow and shoot down a nazgul, endowed with the tremendous vitality of elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the fellowship. In this slowbuilding, mostlyfluff, doublenoncanonshipshipping lotr fic, legolas returns home after the war of the ring and finds it difficult to adjust.
After the war of the ring, legend says that legolas eventually sailed over the sea, bringing gimli with him because their friendship was greater than any friendship between dwarf and elf. After aragorn ii elessar died, legolas realized that his mission was over and that it was time for him to head to the undying lands. As his friends enter the room one by one, frodo greets each one by name, but for some reason, skips over legolas. After the defeat of sauron, he was given lordship of the glittering caves at helms deep. He was a member of the fellowship of the ring and was the only one of the dwarves to readily fight alongside elves in the war against sauron at the end of the third age. The last pages of the red book of westmarch narrate about it. Mar 21, 2017 the story can be found in christopher tolkiens the history of middleearth volume 2. He is a firm descentant of durins folk, son of gloin, and he decides to.
The war continues on and the two fight sidebyside and come out alive. Slightly au, since the horn of gondor was actually broken in the story. Its an opportunity to me to comment both this piece and the legolas one, after all, gimli got his share of comments on this piece, its time for legolas to have some. Also i think your gimli is less original here than your legolas, i dont think he should be original anyway, at this point of the tale he is an old dwarf lord looking like most. On the wanderings of legolas and gimli after the war of. Legolas and gimli after the war by bozac on deviantar. But those of you who have read the books know that it wasnt. After the passing of king aragorn, legolas chooses to leave middleearth to the undying lands. For those of you who have never taken the time to read the books about middle earth by j. As such, he is one of the primary characters of the novel. After gandalf was revealed to them, gimli fell to his knees. Commentators have noted that legolas serves as a typical elf in the story, demonstrating morethanhuman. Gimli reached up, and squeezed legolas hand where is rested on his shoulder. Now more than ever before with orcs and other terrible beasts at every turn.
In the battle of helms deep, they have an orcslaying contest which gimli wins 4241. Gimli, son of gloin, was a wellrespected dwarf warrior in middleearth during the great years. Lord of the rings the drinking, legolas vs gimli youtube. Gimli felt no reluctance to shoot the unarmed old man whom they thought was saruman, unlike aragorn and legolas. Mar 02, 2020 book legolas is a vague and cryptic character into whom ive always thought tolkien put the least thought compared to other characters. Legolas and gimli depart by turnermohan on deviantart. Mar 11, 2020 legolas showed great interest in the huorns on the way to isengard, discussing them with gandalf and a less willing gimli. Technically, legolas does not appear in any version of j. Within the book, i much prefer the first section of it. When king elessar gave up his life legolas followed at last the desire of his heart and sailed over sea. Legolas is an elvish prince who is skillfully good at archery and one of the many heroes in j.
Eventually, legolas came to ithilien with some of his people, with his fathers leave, to live out his remaining time in middleearth helping to restore the devastated forests of that warravaged land. Legolas promised gimli that he would go to aglarond after the war upon hearing the dwarfs. On the wanderings of legolas and gimli after the war of the ring chapter one. Tolkiens epic novel, the lord of the rings, and in peter jacksons films of the same name respectively. He does fulfill his promise, and gimli in turn visits fangorn forest with legolas. After the destruction of the one ring, legolas remained in minas tirith for aragorns coronation and marriage to arwen. After the death of king elessar, legolas left middleearth to go over the sea, and gimlis love for his friend, and the desire to see galadriel. Immediately after the war, he stays in gondor for the coronation and wedding of the king, then accompanies the fellowship and arwens family and wedding guests as they return north.
Coming home, a lord of the rings fanfic fanfiction. In the battle of the hornburg, legolas and gimli engaged in an orcslaying contest that gimli won the score being 42 to 43, respectively, though legolas was not jealous, stating, you have passed my score by one but i do not grudge you the game, so glad am i to see you on your legs. Legolas came to ithilien with some of his people, with his fathers leave, to live out his remaining time in middleearth helping to restore the devastated forests of that warravaged land. He decided that he had to help restore the forests and lands ravaged by the war. The argument begins at eomers and gimlis first meeting. Gimli is over 100 years older than aragorn who is something like 87 in lotr.
Gimli has two, legolas seventeen helps that he was one of the archers before the orcs got ladders up. Gimli also tells legolas a lengthy monologue about how beautiful the glittering caves were. On the wanderings of legolas and gimli after the war of the. With the enemy drawing closer and darkness setting in all of middleearth is in danger. Later, gimlis vivid description of the glittering caves of aglarond moved legolas to promise to visit the caves when the war was over.
Again, neither of the two friends were willing to leave, to finally part after they had been through so much together. Then legolas built a grey ship in ithilien, and sailed down anduin and so over sea. Stil, it was never more than a passing thought, something that would always be drowned out by other, more interesting things. In this year on march 1st came at last the passing of king elessar. Feb 17, 2017 as his friends enter the room one by one, frodo greets each one by name, but for some reason, skips over legolas. Though the story takes place just over a century after the war of the ring. Unfortunately, that is just the way movie making goes. After the war of the ring is over, legolas and gimli travel together through middleearth. Gimli son of gloinlegolas greenleaf works archive of.
Gimli like legolas, he didnt need to join the fellowship. Gimli after the war, in this video i will be explaining. Hes basically an ambassador of erebor to the elves, and goes on to do more for peace between elves and dwarves than any otherforging a friendship with legolas and a special connection with galadriel. And when that ship passed an end was come in middleearth of the fellowship of the ring. Book legolas is a vague and cryptic character into whom ive always thought tolkien put the least thought compared to other characters. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the war of the ring. In which movie does legolas drink with gimli answers. Here follows one of the last notes in the red book. So, was the dwarf gimli named after the elf gimli from many years before that. Just after he has shown legolas the glittering caves and pulled a coup by getting a wood elf to.
After the end of the war of the ring legolas together with the other elves comes back to the ithilien lands. Thanks to imgur user sciencegeek100, you can now learn the fates of character such as aragorn, arwen, samwise, merry, pippin, gimli, and more without all the. Gimli is legolas best friend and surprisingly, he is a dwarf. Jan 25, 20 licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of reprise. He joins the fellowship in the quest to destroy the one ring and fought in many battles during the war such as moria, helms deep and the black gate.
Hes in the royal line and a direct descendant of durin. Its up to the fellowship to try to keep legolas and gimli s relationship a secret, but the cost might be higher than the thought in terms of absolute mortification. Is there a hidden significance behind the fact galadriel gave. Now since the war was over and the ring was destroyed, gimli, legolas and you decided to stay a little in gondor. Legolas bears two long knives, while in the book he bears only one. What happens to legolas and gimli at the end of lotr. In a book filled with historical subtexts, this scene has one of the best and most important. Tolkiens epic novel, the lord of the rings, and in peter jacksons films of the same name respectively he joins the fellowship in the quest to destroy the one ring and fought in many battles during the war such as moria, helms deep and the black gate. Aug 11, 2017 later, legolas went on to fangorn forest and returned to ithilien. He and gimli became friends, however, when gimli greeted the elf, lady galadriel. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the hobbit book. You joyned the company because gandalf asked you too and you were more than happy to help, that is where you met the hobbits, gimli, boromir, aragorn and legolas. Legolas the one wiki to rule them all fandom lotr wiki.
Firstly a few words about my approach to the lord of the rings lotr. After being victorious at the battle of the pelennor fields. After the death of king elessar, legolas left middleearth to go over the sea, and legolas strong friendship with gimli prompted him to invite gimli to go. Although legolas leaves middle earth, we can understand him. Introduction this essay explores the friendship between legolas and gimli in tolkien. In the books gimli is certainly not the comic relief nor really were merry and pippin. After aragorns death, legolas made a ship in ithilien and left middleearth to go over the sea. Gimli after the war, in this video i will be explaining what. This character played an important role in the trilogy movie of the lord of the rings and is also a part of the nine members that constitute the fellowship of the ring. While legolas skill described in the book is mighty, the movie adaptations further. Aug 04, 2014 its an opportunity to me to comment both this piece and the legolas one, after all, gimli got his share of comments on this piece, its time for legolas to have some.
The arrival jonathan october 8, 2003 it was near dawn over the glade where the twain were camped, and legolas was standing guard while gimli slept. It is said that the beds of meriadoc and peregrin were set beside the bed of the great king. Eomer is suspicious of aragorn, legolas, and gimli who have appeared unannounced in rohan, taking eomers men by surprise. During the fight at helms deep, gimli and legolas start up their contest again. But when king elessar gave up his life legolas followed at last the desire of his heart and sailed over sea.
In the course of the adventure, gimli aids the ringbearer frodo baggins, participates in the war of the ring, and becomes close friends with legolas, overcoming an ancient enmity of dwarves and elves. The story can be found in christopher tolkiens the history of middleearth volume 2. Gimli describes the glittering caves of aglarond, and legolas promises he will go see it once the war is over. After all battles are over and all victories declared, gimli and legolas take a journey to fangorn together. Legolas promised gimli that he would go to aglarond after the war upon hearing the dwarfs eloquence, if only gimli. After his wife died in the year 61 of the fourth age sr 1482, sam entrusted the red book to his daughter, elanor and left the shire. Rated m for angst, dark themes of war, death, selfharm and suicide. For the rest, they shall represent the other free peoples of the world. Elves, dwarves, and men, legolas shall be for the elves. And legolas is sure, as long he has gimli by his side, the water has no power over him. Some people have expressed concern that peter jackson is departing from the spirit of the books by expanding the story of the hobbit to cover two three movies. When they return they find theres much work to be done rebuilding after the battles that occurred in the north.
They are willing to go at least to the passes of the mountains, and maybe beyond. After the war gimli leads, a great number of durins folk to the glittering caves, and settles there where he became the first lord of the glittering caves. When they realised this the elves went to war and drove him out of their lands, but he. The war is over and gimli and legolas are finally free to travel middle earth, but during their travels they find creatures they long thought destroyed. Thranduil invites some of the fellowship to eryn lasgalen after the war because he suspects someone there is in love with his son and vice versta. R tolkien in his book, middleearth legendarium which had also featured and adapted in the movie, the lord of the rings. Gimli and legolass rivalry this post was written by the fabulous. Because he was also a ringbearer, he was allowed to pass over the sea to be reunited with frodo in the undying lands. After the war legolas and gimli take the scenic routes back to their homes, visiting the glittering caves and fangorn again. Later, legolas and gimli travelled together through fangorn forest and to the glittering caves of aglarond, as legolas had promised gimli. His strong friendship with gimli prompted legolas to invite him to go to the undying lands. After the war, a lord of the rings fanfic fanfiction. Gimli then accompanied aragorn and legolas through the dimholt in an attempt to recruit the army of the dead.
Of course, this is a minor detail and doesnt take anything away from the epic lord of the rings trilogy. The fellowship has separated, aragorn, legolas, linnea, and gimli following their own path towards the impending war. The war is over and won, but the terrible cost still haunts them both. Gimli is chosen to represent the race of dwarves in the fellowship of the ring. This article is about the elf of the fellowship of the ring. But when the war of the ring was over, he eventually ascended the. Aug 14, 2019 gimli is a fictional character created by j.
And when that ship passed an end was come in the middleearth of the fellowship of the ring. The reunion of the hobbits with aragorn, gimli and legolas is one of my favorite moments in the book. After the end of the war, millions of german nationals and ethnic germans were forcibly expelled from both territory germany had annexed, and formerly german lands that were transferred to poland and the soviet union. His father was the famous ruler and king of mirkwood which is otherwise known as greenwood the great. Apr 15, 2020 gimli felt no reluctance to shoot the unarmed old man whom they thought was saruman, unlike aragorn and legolas. When gandalf gave his counsel, legolas voted against passing through moria.
Gandalf put his hand on gimlis head, and the dwarf laughed for the first time recorded during the quest of the ring. Gimli and legolas did most of the heavy lifting in. Apr 30, 2015 they hunt for merry and pippin together with aragorn and fight in many battles together. Following a stop in edoras, legolas keeps his promise to gimli an. How does legolas in the movies differ from legolas in the. The estimated numbers of germans involved ranges from 12 to 14 million.
Gimlis pissed that hes so far behind and his next attack puts his ax right into a climbing orcs family jewels. The tale of tinuviel was written in 1917 and later rewritten and reformulated into the story the tale of beren and luthien. Its up to the fellowship to try to keep legolas and gimlis relationship a secret, but the cost might be higher than the thought in terms of absolute mortification. Gimli was the son of gloin, a dwarf warrior in middleearth at the time of the great years. Gimli, an otherwise unremarkable dwarf from a historical standpoint is surpassing the quality of the greatest of all elves. After the demise of aragorn, legolas invited gimli to go with him to the undying lands. Aragorn explains that they stayed in lorien and have galadriels approval. Upon freeing gondors soldiers and capturing the corsair s ships, the forces under aragorn, including gimli, sailed to minas tirith. Is there a hidden significance behind the fact galadriel. After the war was over, legolas and gimli talked about their friend whos gone on the tower of the white city. Tolkien, theres a lot of information that youve missed out on about many of the heroes that you love from the lord of the rings films. The stewards, 3rd age ring war, 3rd age postring war, 4th age. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the.