Why did Galadriel Give Gimli Three Hairs? (Updated) Middle-earth Explained

[@MenoftheWest]

I hope you all enjoyed the video! Thanks so much for watching! Thanks to Douglas Harley for pointing out a mistake at 3:44, I meant to say that Gimli had a request of one hair, to which Galadriel gave three!

[@knight-_-meh]

small correction Gimli did not ask for 3 he asked for a single strand said at around 3:53 boss man. great video tyvm

[@bluejam009]

"...your hair which surpasses the gold of the earth as the stars surpass the gems of the mine." A real panty dropper line right there.

[@michaeloliver5892]

Especially coming from a Dwarf.

[@phildicks4721]

@@michaeloliver5892 hey now, I play a Dwarf in D&D who's an absolute charmer. The party jokes about the amount of "action" he gets from the ladies of all races.😁

[@timomastosalo]

And to think that gold and gems meant more to the Dwarves than what they do for men.

[@fubaralakbar6800]

Makes you wonder where those three hairs came from.

[@scottwpilgrim]

@@phildicks4721 so a dwarf that multiclassed into a bard? I love it!

[@jdlech]

Galadriel saw into mens hearts better than most. Feanor sought to dominate her, Gimli sought to remember her.

[@NiklasAdv]

thats a good way to explain it!

[@hoseinrajablou6605]

Lol, Feanor and Gimli are men since when?

[@jdlech]

@@hoseinrajablou6605 Since they both had a dick. Are you seriously going to claim they were women?

[@eihwaz359]

I love that explanation

[@JordanBeagle]

Well put

[@90RavenBlack]

This is something I'm beginning to realise about Tolkien's work - Everything means something within the wider legend. There are, of course, mysteries which are left open, but there are no meaningless gestures or plot points which do not add to the myth.

[@michaelcoulter1114]

Taryn Allan So true! That's why I love re-reading the books, I always find more to enjoy!

[@petesampson4273]

J.R.R. Tolkein understood that all things are related. War and peace. Matter and energy. Reason and belief.

[@Dude_1864]

And it's why it took him so long to publish anything, it had to be as near to perfect in Cannon and meaning as it could be. Lol and he still wasn't happy, he was a master.

[@jdlech]

Tolkien was the first of his genre - an still the best in many ways.

[@ravongoddessmontroy8168]

Taryn Allan you should see the movie about Tolkien’s life

[@hindsightpov4218]

Women used to give locks of their hair to their husband/boyfriend before they went off to war so a part of them would be with them always.

[@abbyc5740]

Lol

[@Rensune]

HindsightPOV It comes from the Knightly tradition of the Token. Which Tolkien would be well aware of.

[@808INFantry11X]

@@Rensune still is practiced today one of my friends who is now a Navy Seal carrys a few strands of his wife's hair on deployment instead of his wedding ring because if something where to happen to him he didnt want the enemy getting a hold of something as precious as his wedding ring instead carry's something equally as precious to him but not to the enemy.

[@soldofpol7026]

So is Gimladriel a ship now?

[@andrewmatseshe7343]

My wife did that when I went to Afghanistan. I love Gimli. As a kid I always thought Aragorn or Legolas were cooler but as an adult, Gimli is by far my favorite character 😁

[@brettwilliamson7129]

Lol Gimli is a romantic, u can tell by how he describes Galadriel

[@SantomPh]

And the Glittering Caves. Legolas concedes defeat to Gimli in the poetry contest.

[@russellshaw8479]

You could see this side of Gimli with every encounter he had with a lady

[@thelastshallbefirst3653]

Remember in the movie when Gimli was spittin game at Eowyn? I was laughing so hard, especially when he fell off the horse! Such a lovable fella

[@Khorothis]

@@russellshaw8479 Except for Eowen's cooking.

[@ilovenycsomuch]

It just makes me love the adorable big teddy bear-like dwarf even more hehe he’s such a gentle sweetheart

[@pittland44]

When Galadriel gives Gimli the locks of hair it really is a beautiful moment.

[@douglasharley2440]

i love the thought of gimli's descendants living in the glittering caves, revering galadriel's three hairs, set within imperishable crystal, singing songs about her.

[@hindsightpov4218]

4:07 That’s a mighty thick clump of three hairs Galadriel is handing over to Gimli.

[@Bluemilk92]

Whaaat!? Don't tell me you didn't realize Galadriel is rockin' dreadlocks.

[@williamshafer1996]

Her hair is very coarse

[@SantomPh]

She gave him three tresses, which are locks of hair tied together rather than 3 hairs.

[@DrRainbowBecca]

Don't forget how long her hair is! It probably had to be folded quite a few times

[@Pulang_Diwa]

She looks like she's handing him a bike lock. 🤣

[@50shadesofgandalfthegrey]

it's really cute and super sweet when you think about it, really. Feanor wanted the hairs out of domination, but if you take it further, the Silmaril's would eventually lead to the creation of Sauron, and so if Galadriel had given even a single hair, one could say she could have been corrupted herself, after having a direct hand in the darkness it wrought. whereas Gimli simply admired Galadriel's beauty in a way I think most would find so adorable and sweet. almost like a 4 or 5-year-old child who has a genuinely innocent crush on one of his older adult sister's friends. it's sweet, adorable, and gushy. despite knowing that it can never be, and thinking Galadriel would never give him her hair, she surprised him even further by giving him three, showing him that she is even beyond his own imagination of her. Meanwhile, from Galadriel's end, it is perfect. the dwarf wanted to use the hair as a peace offering, and a symbol of friendship, not even knowing or probably even understanding the magical significance and power those three small hairs have. he is perfectly ignorant. and even if he were to find out, to him it is more important as a symbol than as any kind of weapon or tool. because it is proof that even that which seems impossible to attain, can sometimes be acquired simply through asking.

[@anyviolet]

this is so well said! A pleasure to read, and seems very true to me.

[@kellygreenii]

The moment was a foreshadowing of the friendship of Gimli and Legolas, and the easing of the resentments between Elves and Dwarves. Dwarves value wealth and the things created by their own hands. So for a dwarf to be smitten by the beauty of an Elf and to pay such respect and devotion to someone so dear to the heart of the Elves was a compliment whose depth was shocking. Galadriel saw a chance to bring Elves and Dwarves closer together and she took it.

[@jakogerber9325]

This was a great video. "A dwarf, susceptible to greed and lust, was able to ... overcome greed, ... but Feanor, of a wiser and more divine being, wasn't able to overcome his greed ... The hairs of Galadriel act as the lady's ability to recognize true purity ... " Touches the heart. Thank you Yoystan.

[@MarvinT0606]

Imagine Feanor's meltdown in the Halls of Mandos when he sees Galadriel just straight-up giving a dwarf three strands of hair just because he asked nicely😂

[@Pikepaw]

I really like how it was done in the film. It would have looked awkward to show on screen because individual hairs do not show up well on film. But the way Gimli recounts it still touches my heart. Especially how he phrases it...”I asked for a single strand of hair from her golden hair...she gave me three”

[@markfauscett7295]

It is such a shame that this scene was not included in the final cut. To me, it is one of the most beautiful, and touching scenes in literature or cinema. I cry like a baby just recalling it to memory.

[@theagents9687]

For me, LOTR was the greatest novel ever written. To think that people found it even more so; to learn the languages, is beyond belief. For Christopher Lee to keep reading it every year. I read it front to back for a few years except for Tom Bombadil. Magic.

[@oldmangranny5oldmangranny56]

Haha. Don't you like Tom bombadil?

[@HelghastTrooper]

@@oldmangranny5oldmangranny56 Tom Bombadil's bit is incredibly well-written and his character is fun and surprisingly intricate when it comes to who he is and the truth behind what the One Ring really is... but it also feels like filler. You could remove it from the story and nothing significant in regards to the plotline would be lost.

[@BenSmith-od8fc]

Such beauty from a dwarf is something unheard of. I love how pure and uncurrpt gimli seems he had seen the wonders of the world and how it wasn't all in gold and wealth! Your my favourite channel now lad thanks for the knowledge and every video you post :)

[@CrazyJayThaNinja]

This is the same Gimli, son of Gloin, who saw the One Ring in all it's glory, completely open to temptation, and smashed his axehead upon it.

[@informationyes]

@@CrazyJayThaNinja Hes a legend

[@TheBasedHeathen]

May I say I actually look forward to these uploads it's nice to find someone who loves the works of Tolkien as much or more than I.

[@MenoftheWest]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@kidpeligro7878]

I remember Gimli is so taken by Galadriel's beauty that he was ready duel anyone who says her beauty can be surpassed by anyone with the exception of Arwen. So pure was his admiration that Galadriel saw which likely made her decide she was worthy of a gift she deprived one of the greatest of her people

[@logandarklighter]

I recently rewatched Fellowship and I love how the movie portrays the gift. They don't SHOW the hairs. Because how could a camera pick that up in such a way as to properly convey that without some weird trick or extreme focus? No. It wasn't practical to show the gift. Instead, as Gimli and Legolas are paddling away in the boat, they employed a narration device and had Legolas ask what gift Gimli asked of Galadrial. He tells Legolas, his voice practically shaking in awe and wonder (kudos to John Rys-Davies skill!) as he recounts that he asked for but one of her hairs, and she gave him three. And Legolas - who surely must have known of Feanor, smiled. They were companions before and trusted each other in battle. But I think THAT is the moment when their true friendship was kindled.

[@SantomPh]

While everyone knew of Feanor, the episode where he asked her for the hair was likely a private matter only told as metaknowledge (for the reader). Legolas and Gimli actually become good friends after meeting Galadriel, as he took Gimli with him exploring the Golden Wood, to everyone's surprise. By the time of the movie scene where he says he cannot translate the laments for Gandalf, they had been doing this for about 2 months.

[@Shaden0040]

Gimli asked for but one hair, Galadriel gifted him with three because of how he requested one of her and was not greedy nor did he ask out of coveting her hair strand. He asked with eloquence and most of all, sincerity.

[@h_nt_r]

There are so many details in Tolkien's stories and specific things that either make you want to learn more about everything or simply make you sit back and stare in amazement at his work. This kind of detail makes the scene in the movie or in the book so much more beautiful, understanding that Gimli indeed brought together the schism between the elves and dwarves to close simply for his genuine respect for the beauty of Galadriel, putting aside his wrothness and anger of the elves in order to express love and wonder for her.

[@hindsightpov4218]

If anyone wanted some of my hair, they could just pick up the tumbleweeds of hair at my home before I have a chance to vacuum.

[@petesampson4273]

Me too! I recently decided to open my computer to give it a good cleaning and there was about 37 pounds of hair in it! I shed more hair than any dog I have ever known.

[@reksub10]

@@petesampson4273 you shouldn't sit so close to your computer when watching porn then.

[@petesampson4273]

Alas, reksub, I'm more nearsighted than I was 20 years ago!

[@MsAbixxx]

FREEDOM LIGHTRIDER ...... ok boomer.

[@WhatIsMisophonia]

@FREEDOM LIGHTRIDER Good lord, it was a joke... In your quest for offense, you've shown yourself to be what you hate.

[@gilmerilofarda3362]

Fëanor must have been so angry when he knew Galadriel gave A DWARF three strands of her hair. hahahaha

[@Marveryn]

he had no place to complain as I believe he was already gone beyond

[@Ruosteinenknight]

Marveryn From what I remember, his spirit is detained in halls of Mandos unable to reincarnate in Valinor until he 1) repents his evil deeds sincerely or 2) final battle dagor dagorath comes and he is offered the Silmarills back which he uses to restore damage Melkor did to the two trees of Arda.

[@rocketraccoon1976]

+ RustyKn1ght If and when he ever hears of it, he's gonna need a few more millennia in the Halls to repent of his sins. 🤯

[@thepoitinpimp9816]

Feanor died in the first age while fighting balrogs

[@timomastosalo]

@@thepoitinpimp9816 Which means in their world he's in the Halls of Mandos in Aman.

[@daveowens271]

Thank you for this. I always knew that there was a LOT going on here, and I always sort of viewed myself as one of the Hobbits who were probably going, "something big just happened, but I have zero clue what it was!" Thanks for clearing it up!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I was never really weirded out by gimli's request. I always found it charming and very sweet. This dwarf who would always be the first to state his dislike of elves was enchanted by one of the more fairer beings of his age. I would imagine he would gasp with his heart would be subdued: as he had never seen anyone like this before

[@ericanderson4801]

Because he asked her to. It shocked the other elves that she did it. But remember that Galadriel was a Noldor among a population of "dark elves" and a few Grey Elves. They would have known of the affinity of the Noldor for dwarves, particuarly the Longbeards, but to see it in action was unprecedented. Galadriel, of course, had spend a long time living in Eregion and had close friendship with Gimli's ancestors in Moria.

[@joemama114]

I think at least in a way there is a type of innocence and humility from his request. He didn't ask it openly he had to be commanded to ask for it. Also he legit seems to apologize when asking for it, as if he knows he shouldn't but feels it rude to not give an honest answer. Finally, he didn't want it for any reason other than to look upon it and fondly and remember the day when he saw that which was fairest. He wasn't trying to do anything with it, eventually because it is so impressive and splendid it becomes a family heirloom but his intentions seem to be pure and good. What a legend. You're too beautiful, I don't want any presents.

[@alanmartin9207]

I marvel at the quality and care that goes into these videos. I particularly enjoy that they reference source material. It must be difficult to negotiate the copyright minefield when putting together something that is essentially narrative in nature, but you manage it, thus creating videos both informative and pleasing to watch.

[@michaelwhiteley9712]

Great post. Such a precious gift tfrom such a magical lady to such a wonderful dwarf. Befitting, for all reasons here stated in your share.

[@ventusleone]

As a new fan of yours I have no problems with re-uploads I have never seen before ^_^ Thank you!

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

This was an awesome re upload Men of The West I didn't mind it l love this video and I love that I got notified of it again :)

[@manicmechanic1881]

finally one I can complain about (wasn't long enough) lol fantastic job my friend

[@otilialampman7850]

Thank you for explaining why this got uploaded. Because I remember you giving an explanation in one of your other videos. I love your videos by the way

[@FantasticExplorers]

Men of the West Love your vids sir! Your channel has become one of my HANDS DOWN favorite!!! (That is saying allot) Thanks for the great Tolkien vids and I hope you become one of the most watched fantasy/entertainment channels on KZbin!!

[@russellshaw8479]

Brother, you brought that into proper context. That changes my perception of this encounter. Good job.

[@caroltaylor-long3944]

I love the audio explanations of past Elf lives and gives me a better understanding of the books I did not yet read but saw the movies. It's hard not to fall in love with some of these characters as they all/ most have good qualities and triumphs to make. Thank you!!

[@brianmessemer2973]

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[@MagnificenChiefDavid]

Great content like always! I'm not sure what videos you have planned next, but I do hope you make it to the _Watcher in the Water_ soon... I really would like to learn more about its lore and your personal theories!!!

[@ileanapilaf3546]

The watcher in the water was no monster as seen in the movies, but a loyal guardian of Moria. If friends aproach peacefully(and quietly) entering with the pasword, he sleeps. If enemies aproach and try to force their way( which would be noisy) the guardian awakes and defends. If he is not suficient for the task he is to bring down the tunnel and seal the entrance so to halt an invading army. Remenber, at first he gently pulled Frodo in( he wanted to get a closer look at the strange group, and out of all of them hobit s were the more obscure), then he was attacked, and he responded. The opened door also gave the guardian a sense of urgency! His origin story is an entierly diffrent mater...

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

Lovely post!! ❤ Such a *rich* entanglement of people, events, objects & meaning that Tolkien gave us in his work! This is *so much* the way of life itself! 😊

[@hydroknight8612]

Never stop blowing my mind!!! I only have so much of it left after your videos.... But still, never stop blowing my mind.

[@laura-bianca3130]

Actually I believe it is Galadriel who has changed. She was always haughty and aloof, but after she was shamed by the desire she had for the ring (in front of Frodo), she "diminished" and was therefore more inclined to give Gimli his gifts

[@Bluemilk92]

This could be an interesting idea for a video, but I've played with the idea of Gimli being the "warrior-poet" of the books. He doesn't speak much, but he can get really poetic. This scene, the scene where he describes the Glittering Caverns. I always loved how he responded when Eomer, in RoTK, says he finds Arwen more beautiful. Something like, "You love the twilight, while I love the morning" but way more poetically stated. I know Aragorn, and the hobbits are singers, yet Legolas almost always gets to the point, but Gimli... He's a Dwarven word-smith. Even Galadriel says so.

[@Bathaling]

Great Video, great quality and time, effort given. Big fan of the channel

[@penelopegreene]

30k years later, Galadriel completes Middle Earth's Longest Troll of Feanor... o.O

[@mikey_vengenz]

I think it's like you said, albeit more simple. Faenor asked out of selfishness. Gimli asked out of genuine love and affection for Galadriel.

[@Samuel-ke1wu]

Fair assessment and I agree in my over 20 years of studying it.

[@808INFantry11X]

It also says alot from Gimli who is Dwarf who normally values something substantive like gold or precious stones instead he wants something precious and personal.

[@greyeyes9454]

Thought I already had seen this video, and I was right, a re-upload. Not that I mind, it is a good video after all.

[@charliecox182]

I reckon you should make a video on the Gray havens

[@SilvioGrandal-gc8ep]

Ive always wondered why I always cry when I think about that moment between them. Well, now I know. :)

[@CountryboyAR]

I could listen to your stories on many topics and characters for hours. I got depressed when after the end of this video. I wanted to hear more!!

[@matq5691]

This is so beautiful to me because she's not contributing one hair to the pledge of good will between the mountain and the wood, she believes in Gimli's intent 3 hairs worth--Mending the hostilities between the elves and dwarves. Galadriel had the power to defend Lothlorien from evil, but also the power to mend great rifts between two peoples. Power indeed!!

[@joshsantillan5738]

My friend your channel is a blessing to me. I already love Tolkien's work, I love it even more because of your contributions to further explain his work.

[@regierocket]

There and back again, thank you

[@ad61video]

Very true, but Gimli probably didnt know about the likeness of her hair to the two trees, since it happened in Valinor long before he was born, indeed in a time when the race of dwarves did not yet exist. I see it as an admiration of the Lady and a show of good will between the two races that had been at odds since the slaying of Thingol. The asking and giving of this intimate gift shows great will to mend this rift between dwarves and elves, from both of them. Galadriel is very friendly to Gimli from the beginning.

[@benpilcher6798]

I think a good what if video would be what if Thorin had lived

[@phildicks4721]

That would be interesting. I like to think that what happened at the Battle of Five Armies would have changed him for the better had he survived.

[@harrisonmcarthur7816]

I bide you STAND! MEN OF THE WEST!!!

[@zachstevens7382]

TheRedOranger TM as long as you don't bid us any ill will...

[@FantasticExplorers]

TheRedOranger TM Of course! Men of the West is another way of saying Men (and Women) from Numenor... A place that only existed in our hearts... So there are NO racial, national, sexual, or age boundaries!! Only those who are not Noble of Heart are unpermitted. ;)

[@Thegreaterkali]

@@FantasticExplorers this made my day

[@benpilcher6798]

I love your videos they are so entertaining and in depth

[@ImperatorPenguin]

Feanor: OH COME ON!

[@johnmeyer2072]

You're a superb researcher.

[@sid2112]

Dude, you rock. I always loved Tolkien. You bring so much to life. Subbed.

[@marie-soleildauphinais9530]

Your work is absolutely amazing !!! Thank you so much for sharing all this !

[@archades115]

I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@cloggedaorta]

This is one of my favorite videos in your channel.

[@Soaring_Penguin]

Pfft, KZbin's at it again. Well then, I'll just have to click the Like button harder this time!

[@likac92009]

"Feanor's lust for wealth"...the way you said it, people who haven't read Silmarillion might think he was running around robbing people. He never lusted for wealth - he had already had all the wealth he needed, being the high king of Noldor. He lusted for knowledge and creation above all. He didn't let Valar destroy the Silmarili because he thought he wouldn't survive their destruction. About Galadriel: she didn't want to give a single hair to Feanor, yet she decided to follow him from Valinor to Middle Earth even though Valar told them not to go? How strange was that?

[@krozas5187]

This whole Galadriel, hair and Fëanor thing is strange to me. First, it's so out of character to ask the daughter of someone you don't like a hair and worse to beg 3 times, Fëanor was proud and a proud person would not do that. And second, it contradicts how Galadriel was described in The Lord of the Rings, in The Fellowship of the Ring we are told that her hair is deep gold. We also know that Tolkien was a perfectionist and wanted consistency in his works so I doubt that something in the Unfinished Tales would have more importance than what was already wrote and published in LOTR, (maybe that's why Christopher Tolkien didn't include this version in The Silmarillion).

[@countOfHenneberg]

​@@krozas5187from your comment you have read Unfinished Tales and therefore know that Tolkien repeatedly rewrote the story of Galadriel's life and connection with Celeborn and their tale is perhaps the most convoluted of any. Christopher Tolkien is on record as saying there are multiple versions of the Silmarillion.

[@ertymexx]

There is Another way of reading this - Galadriels denial to Feanor can be seen as pride, a mortal sin in Tolkien's catholic view. In granting Gimli his wish, and add more to it, she shows that she has grown beyond this pride, and is therefor forgiven her past sins. This, together with her refusel of the One Ring gives her entry to Valinor. She has repented and grown beyond her youthful sins, and is absolved and welcome to paradise.

[@klarissabanaszak6066]

That is actually how I always read it? Not oh Gimli is better than Feanor cause reasons.

[@clementdenis4212]

@@klarissabanaszak6066 : well to be fair Feanor was kind of a bad guy.

[@alberthogg49]

Gimli’s request is so wholesome and beautiful but imagine actually asking someone for a strand of their hair

[@bartomiejzakrzewski7220]

I asked some of girl 20 years ago in Geermany im from Poland :D and she accept :D

[@alberthogg49]

Bartłomiej Zakrzewski wow, I stand corrected

[@finnmcool2]

I had a lock of hair from my high school sweetheart. She broke my heart but I still kept it until I got married.

[@lhadzyan7300]

Galadriel was wise and could see that Gimli wasn´t in all like Feanor, she oversee the true hidden darkness within him before even Melkor/Morgoth unleashed it later, so that´s how she refused him, but on the Dwarf in other hand, she saw his true golden heart despite the usual gruffer outer stereotype that always made conflict between Elves and Dwarves, so she finished the feud once and for all with that gift. It was like karma, and I guess that also helped her a lot so the Valar finally unlifted for her the forbidding to go back to Valinor and Aman.

[@billmiller4972]

I remember the scene but never thought much about it. Thanks for that explanation.

[@katokhaelan4881]

This was so well done. Nice work man. Thank you

[@edgardtheknowledgekeeper3119]

I was confused for a moment there, because I thought we had already got this video. Because we did.

[@iHeadHunterz]

Great video! Thanks for the knowledge. Would like to see more like this

[@finnmcool2]

I've always loved that scene because it softened the image of dwarves, that up to then had been largely defined by greed and pride.

[@dylanvolckaert404]

This gave me the shivers, well done!

[@Quagigitymire]

"All that look upon her fall under her spell". So says Gimli who upon first sight fell under the spell of her beauty and spent many a conversation speaking of the fairest maiden in all middle earth.

[@ianw.5047]

I was always wondering this. Thanks for the upload and I always love the videos you upload

[@Rapture-Asuka]

ill watch this no matter what,

[@NDakota79]

Very touching story!

[@zachstevens7382]

Yes it's great! more more more! ;) how about the neat structures fortresses of middle earth and their history...

[@douglasharley2440]

3:44 slight mistake here: gimli only requested a single hair, she gave him three.

[@douglasharley2440]

...aha, i see, must have been some editing mistake, because at 4:09 it is all corrected. :)

[@nicknortonhiphop]

Literally best channel on KZbin rn

[@MithrilChu]

Gimli will always be my favourite dwarf.

[@jupitersgodzilla7114]

02:30-02:46: Galadriel giving Feanor the "WTF are You doing look"...

[@Pulang_Diwa]

Don't kinkshame him. :(

[@cloud101787]

You have 777 like as I watch this... I cannot bear to break the lucky number lol. But i've liked every single video you've posted up to now, and plan on liking them all eventually.

[@mreyn17]

Awww, that was... That was truly heart warming

[@r0bw00d]

KZbin snipers strike again, I see. Well thank you for the reupload, Men of the West!

[@itzcloudy5672]

yeah I watched the original and there were scenes from the movies, and they aren't here so I guess the snipers exploited that

[@TJDious]

An excellent illustration of "so the last shall be first and the first shall be last."

[@jellosapiens7261]

Tfw you realize Feanor was the creepy uncle

[@Roma_eterna]

Hmmmm... I saw a similar video by GeekZone, now I can’t decide which of you did better! Well done, both of you! :)

[@Ebutuoy333]

Well thought out and presented.

[@painlord2k]

Giving Gimli the three hair Galadriel gave him the means to go to Valinor. The three hairs gave him the light of the Threes and the Valar could not deny entering to the elves, not even to three hairs of an elf. Even more if the hair was imbued by the light of the Trees. And they could not separate what was freely given and accepted because this would have prevented the Firstborns from ending their journey in the Eternal Land. Gimli doesn't ask for the Galadriel's hairs, he is just compelled in revealing his desire for them after he refuses to demand something. In fact, he refuses to ask for something because he believes, rightfully, it is wrong to ask for the hair and he is not interested in anything else. This integrates nicely with the Tolkien theme of people being given what they desire only when they decide to renounce to it 1) Ulmo, when he creates the Dwarves renounce them and set to destroy them to be faithful to Eru Iluvatar and Eru stop him and grant him his wish. 2) The sons of Feanor going to war against everyone to get the Silmarils, ending with the Silmarils but unable to hold them (because they are now impure and cannot hold their light) The theme is archetypal: some things cannot be obtained with your own efforts, they cannot be demanded, they can only be freely given.

[@noacastillo9608]

Aule***

[@SantomPh]

It was believed that Galadriel used her high status among the Elves to request this special permission for Gimli, as he likely set the hairs in imperishable stone and left them in Erebor beside the Arkenstone.

[@jeffreygao3956]

I thought it was a posthumous insult to injury to Feanor.

[@zainhartono7193]

Could you do a character history for Boromir?

[@westwindsailer]

" 4:52 Feanor of a wiser and more divine being? " More divine indeed but true wisdom escaped him as seen by his actions. An unrelenting need for the knowledge of creation of " things" ie the Silmarils , through Aule was his and his Sons ( and many others) undoing. Galadriel however was a student of Yavanna ( and yes Aule as well ) , but she valued living things, and her wisdom proved great. Isn't it interesting , beautiful created things like the Silmarils became a focus provoking pride, greed and violence for their inspired creator. So was it a worship of the living things , that inspired wisdom for Toilkien as a writer of his works.As opposed to the worship of a mimicry of that life. Sauron too was a great master of making things a Maiar of Aule. But his works as well drove him to a single minded obsession with the One Ring.

[@itspietime4u]

aaaah so beautiful. thank you sir! wonderful

[@Ppichas]

Dude that was beatiful. Thank you

[@danielknapp3141]

I imagine that legolas coached gimli a little, but that would probably take a lot away from the moment.

[@danielvillarrealjr.6639]

As always, a wonderful explanation...

[@leomartino8873]

One of my favorite parts of the whole story