Eru forbid that I should turn into and estate agent but I think the mallorn would give a certain cachet if a tasteful development were suitably marketed.....

Thranduil and Celeborn were related and did maintain separate establishments.. not sure if that actually improves the situation ..... and I just had a very bad thought about Galadriel and Gimli :o

Um....Mithalwen, you do realise that this whole thread is just an invitation to entertain bad thoughts about Gimli and Galadriel, right?

:eek:

Surely you don't mean that there was more to their friendship than a shared appreciation of Dwarvish architecture? *gulp* .....

lest we go waaay off topic...
 

While certainly entertaining, the common tale lacks one significant event: Eventually, Dwarf dies.

Another eventually:

Eventually, the thread developed into sort of trousers, one leg coming down chivalry/courtship/jeaulosy, and, another, not totally unrelated (as is the wont of any trousers worth wearing) down to 'whether Gimli went West'

So, left leg re:

I think the thing is also with Galadriel. Her ladyship being of the, as Tolkien would put it, wise woman type. Now, as a great 'connoisseur' (;)) (or however you spell the word), let me inform you that such a type can't stand outright flattery, while, at the same time considering indifference towards their person as a personal insult (we are talking extreme cases here, but patalogies are illustrious, after all). But above all, they value cleverness, and, surprisingly enough, sincerity (it's a hard potion to mix up, cleverness and honesty, together). Gimli is showing both at the spot (sarcastic side note: why did they make a clown of him in the movie, I can't get), without leaving boundaries set by the chivalrous code of conduct. He's a real brick there, managing to be humble at the same time

I suppose, that's why, as opposed to arrogant Fëanor (you know the type, I'm giving you a favour asking for your hair, you'd be really famous, people will say, hey, see that gel, she's the one Fëanor himself made a casket for a single hair of!, Gimli has his wish granted.

Right leg re:

Gimli in Valinor? I believe it it must have been poetic exaggeration. Romance oft has one. Lots of one. Really going to really see the really married object of your chivalrous admiration in real life is not a wise move. Better have an item given by the beloved to revive memory, hence, vivid (even if it is just 'a cold picture' for dwarves) memory and a story to tell your grandchildren (if any) by the fire-side on a cold winter night

cheers

Wise words, certainly, HI, but remember what Gimli himself said? I do very much enjoy your analogy of the trouser legs! Your thoughts on desirable compliments are excellent - apparently you have gained some wisdom yourself from studying a wise woman/Elf! ;)

Esty (who definitely sympathizes with the Dwarf's point-of-view here...)