LOTR: Whose Axe Does Gimli Find In The Mines Of Moria?
During the 2001 film adaptation of the Lord of the Rings, Elrond invites several esteemed members of every race to join in his council in Rivendell, to discuss the fate of the One Ring of power, and whether it should be hidden out of reach of the dark lord, or destroyed altogether. Among the company are Boromir and Aragorn, two men of Gondor, Gandalf the wizard, Legolas the High-elf of Mirkwood, and Gimli, son of Gloin, a dwarf.
It is quickly decided that there is no place they can store the ring that it won’t make its way back to its master, or taint the land and those who dwell there irreparably. So the only solution is to destroy the ring and rid Sauron of his powers once and for all. However, Boromir suggests that this is folly, and that “One cannot simply walk into Mordor” so how on earth are they to destroy the evil object. At this point, Gimli comes striding forward and slams his unbreakable axe down upon the ring. The axe explodes in a glitter of shards and splinters, and the dwarf is thrown backward by the impact. It is clear that the ring cannot be defeated by any other means than throwing it into the fire where it was first forged, against the will and knowledge of Celebrimbor, who made the other dwarven rings, as well as many of the elven doors and passages of Middle Earth.
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Frodo, the brave hobbit from The Shire volunteers himself to take the ring to Mordor and cast it into the flame. Aragorn swears his sword, Legolas swears his bow, and Gimli swears his axe. But if his axe has just been torn asunder, what axe does he swear to abide by the fellowship with and battle in all of the great battles that are to come with? The answer lies further down
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