Posted: March 16, 2000 at 13:02:18: by shadowfax
: I was reviewing the books last night because it occured to me that there wasn't a real strong turning point in the relatioship of Gimli and Legolas, but they seemed suddenly to have this friendship. It didn't seem to make much sense to me, since it occured shortly after the breaking of the fellowship. Since Legolas had just seen the dwarves at their worst (Moria and the Balrog) and Gimli had just seen the elves at their best (Lorien and Galadriel) wouldn't the animosty between these two have at least remained the same, at worst have deepened, and at best have become a cool sor of admiration of skill and determination?: I think I am missing something and was hoping the Council could point it out to me. : -RobRoy I can't offer any clear cut solution, but it may be a case of the dwarf and the elf having the same plight and being on the same mission to save both their races and civilisation at large. That sort of situation can work wonders. And remember there had been great alliances of dwarves and elves in the past. Quite possibly the animosity was mostly on the leadership level, and dictated to the others from above. Just my humble opinion, feel free to poke holes in it if you wish.
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