Gimli speaks Elvish?

Aranwe · 02-15-2003, 08:59 PM

I noticed when watching TTT last night that when legolas (i think?) shouts "ladders!" in elvish at helms deep, gimli responds by saying "good!" in the common tongue.

However, throughout the first 2 movies I don't recall gimli ever speaking or responding to elvish before, and aragorn and legolas have several conversations in which gimli just stands and watches as though he doesn't know what they're saying.

Is he meant to understand elvish? I can't remember from the book whether he did or not

Dúnedain · 02-15-2003, 09:28 PM

Well I think Dwarves do know a bit of Elvish, as the Elves and Dwarves had many dealings with trade and building things for one another when their main cities thrived. I would think that common everyday words such as "good" would be of the words that a dwarf would know in elvish....

Firekitten2006 · 02-15-2003, 11:03 PM

I posted this EXACT same topic a lil while ago...lol

***azalea*** · 02-15-2003, 11:04 PM

There is already a thread about this here.

02-15-2003, 08:59 PM	#1
Aranwe Enting Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 55	Gimli speaks Elvish? I noticed when watching TTT last night that when legolas (i think?) shouts "ladders!" in elvish at helms deep, gimli responds by saying "good!" in the common tongue. However, throughout the first 2 movies I don't recall gimli ever speaking or responding to elvish before, and aragorn and legolas have several conversations in which gimli just stands and watches as though he doesn't know what they're saying. Is he meant to understand elvish? I can't remember from the book whether he did or not

02-15-2003, 09:28 PM	#2
Dúnedain High King of Númenórë Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Númenórë <--United States of America Posts: 1,947	Well I think Dwarves do know a bit of Elvish, as the Elves and Dwarves had many dealings with trade and building things for one another when their main cities thrived. I would think that common everyday words such as "good" would be of the words that a dwarf would know in elvish.... __________________ 'Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!' - And those were the words that Elendil spoke when he came up out of the Sea on the wings of the wind: 'Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.' 'Then Tuor arrayed himself in the hauberk, and set the helm upon his head, and he girt himself with the sword; black were sheath and belt with clasps of silver. Thus armed he went forth from Turgon's hall, and stood upon the high terraces of Taras in the red light of the sun. None were there to see him, as he gazed westward, gleaming in silver and gold, and he knew not that in that hour he appeared as one of the Mighty of the West, and fit to be father of the kings of the Kings of Men beyond the Sea, as it was indeed his doom to be; but in the taking of those arms a change came upon Tuor son of Huor, and his heart grew great within him. And as he stepped down from the doors the swans did him reverence, and plucking each a great feather from their wings they proffered them to him, laying their long necks upon the stone before his feet; and he took the seven feathers and set them in the crest of his helm, and straightway the swans arose and flew north in the sunset, and Tuor saw them no more.' -Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin "Oh. Forgive me, fairest of all males of Entmoot...Back down, all ye other wannabe fairest males! Dunedain is the fairest!" --Linaewen

02-15-2003, 11:03 PM	#3
Firekitten2006 Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: the US of A! But I wish i was in austraila, never been, just think it would be a fun place to live :) Posts: 372	I posted this EXACT same topic a lil while ago...lol __________________ I'm Baaaack!!

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*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	There is already a thread about this here.