Gimli (Middle-earth)

In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Gimli is a Dwarf of Durin's Folk who is chosen to accompany Frodo Baggins as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring on the quest to destroy the One Ring. An honourable and tough warrior favouring the axe as his weapon with the occasional flair for poetics, he has become an archetype for dwarves in contemporary fantasy settings.

Quotations

• "Sleep! I feel the need of it. Yet my axe is restless in my hand. Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!"
• "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."