Gimli
Manitoba lakeside town
Gimli is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg.
Originally settled by Icelandic immigrants in the 1870s, it remains a center of Icelandic-Canadian culture and hosts the annual Icelandic Festival of Manitoba.
The name comes from Norse mythology, referring to a great hall where survivors of Ragnarök would dwell.
For many, however, Gimli now primarily evokes the fierce, axe-wielding dwarf from Tolkien's *The Lord of the Rings*.
- MerryName suggesting gladness
- PippinA cooking apple variety
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- LothlórienGolden-leafed woodland realm
Aragorn · Frodo · Gandalf · Boromir · Galadriel · Moria · Rivendell · Helm's Deep
Metal-bearing rock
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
Moria · pickaxe · mineral · mithril · gold · silver · gem · vein
Name meaning bold one
- beardedHaving facial hair
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- stockyShort and solidly built
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
mountain · craftsman · forge · mithril · stonework · ale · gruff · hardy
Heavy bladed war weapon
- hatchetSmall one-handed chopper
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- handlePart for gripping
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
steel · weaponry · whetstone · cleave · chop · swing · throwing · double-headed
Armed military engagement
- valorCourage in danger
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- armorProtective combat covering
- helmetProtective head covering
shield · courage · fearless · stalwart · fierce · loyal · defender · siege
Northern North American nation
- IcelandicOf a North Atlantic island
- Lake WinnipegLarge Manitoba freshwater body
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
settlement · fishing · harbour · festival · heritage · prairie · municipality · Nordic
Legolas
- MerryName suggesting gladness
- PippinA cooking apple variety
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
Aragorn · Frodo · Gandalf · Boromir · Galadriel · Moria · Rivendell · Lothlórien · Helm's Deep · Sauron
ore
Metal-bearing rock
Moria · underground · pickaxe · mineral · mithril · gold · silver · gem · vein · excavation
Thorin
Name meaning bold one
underground · mountain · craftsman · forge · mithril · stonework · ale · gruff · hardy · stubborn
battleaxe
Heavy bladed war weapon
sharp · steel · weaponry · whetstone · cleave · chop · swing · throwing · double-headed · combat
battle
Armed military engagement
helmet · shield · courage · fearless · stalwart · fierce · loyal · defender · siege · fortitude
Canada
Northern North American nation
- IcelandicOf a North Atlantic island
- Lake WinnipegLarge Manitoba freshwater body
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
statue · settlement · fishing · harbour · festival · heritage · prairie · municipality · Nordic · Scandinavian
- Lord of the RingsFrodo, Sam, Gollum, Aragorn, Legolas
- Tolkien CharactersFrodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Sam
- Middle-earthFrodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Bilbo, Gollum
- Fantasy CharactersGandalf, Frodo, Bilbo, Aragorn, Legolas
- LOTR gamesFrodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Gollum, Sauron
- Sidekickssidekick, Dr. Watson, Watson, right-hand man, number two