Gondor
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Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age. The third volume of The Lord of the Rings,
The lifeless White Tree of Gondor has been compared to the Dry Tree of medieval legend. Medieval manuscript illustration of the Dry Tree (centre) with the Phoenix, flanked by the Trees of the Sun and the Moon. Both the Dry Tree and the Phoenix are symbols of resurrection and new life. Rouen 1444–1445
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton holding the white staff of the Lord Steward of the King's Household, Scotland, the same symbol as that of the Stewards of Gondor. Portrait by unknown artist after Daniël Mijtens, 1622
Bold colourful Rohan, modelled on the Anglo-Saxons (here in an 11th-century illustration), "the bit that Tolkien knew best", is contrasted by critics with the solemn but colourless Gondor.
Sandra Ballif Straubhaar notes that in Roman legend, Aeneas escapes the ruin of Troy, while Elendil escapes that of Númenor. Painting Aeneas flees burning Troy by Federico Barocci, 1598
Gimli (Middle-earth)
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Gimli is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, appearing in The Lord of the Rings. A dwarf warrior, he is the son of Glóin, a member of Thorin's company in Tolkien's earlier book T
Fan art of "Gimli son of Glóin". Dimitra Fimi notes the small leap required for fan activity to switch from book-based to film-based.
Gimli in Ralph Bakshi's animated version of The Lord of the Rings
John Rhys-Davies as Gimli in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring