- Gandalf to Durin’s Bane, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
She looked upon Gimli, who sat glowering and sad, and she smiled. And the Dwarf, hearing the names given in his own ancient tongue, looked up and met her eyes; and it seemed to him that he looked suddenly into the heart of an enemy and saw there love and understanding. Wonder came into his face, and then he smiled in answer.
- Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Mirror of Galadriel
- Gimli to Celeborn and Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Mirror of Galadriel
(‘Gimli’, requested by bathsabbath)
“That has been the task of my kindred, while the years have lengthened and the grass has grown.”
- Aragorn about the Dúnedain, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Council of Elrond
Who are the Dúnedain?