Name: Gimli, Son of Gloin Aliases: Gimli Dob: TA 2879 Race: Dwarf of Erebor Height: around four feet DOD: FO 120 Alignment: Good Parents:Gloin Spouse: none
						Born in the Blue Mountains, Gimli went to live in Erebor in 2941 after the death of Smaug the Dragon. Gimli's father was Gloin, a Dwarf of Thorinand 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. Ideed, after his entry into Lothlorien, he became devoted to the memory of  Lady Galadriel, the Elf Queen, and carried a lock of her hair with him wherever he went. His closest friend was Legolas, the Sindar Elf. Gimli fought bravely at the battles of Hornburg, Pelennor fields, and at the Black Gates of Mordor. After the war, Gimli became Lord of the Glittering Caves, the caverns beneath Helm's Deep. He remained Lord of the Glittering Caves untill after the death of Aragorn, in 120 if the Fourth Age, when, joined by his friend Legolas, he sailed on an Elven ship into the undying lands.