The Hobbit: Are Tauriel & Kili A Recreation Of Gimli & Galadriel?

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One of the seemingly strangest romantic matches in all of Peter Jackson’s films is that of Tauriel and Kili. In the world of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, is historically known that the elves and the dwarves don’t see eye to eye and that there are age-old disputes between the races, stemming from fights over precious treasures, and refusal of aid in times of need. This all makes it only more unlikely that Tauriel and Kili would strike up such a bond. However, they fall in love despite all the odds, and despite those around them thinking it is nothing more than a trick or a game, or a fleeting fancy that can never last.

It is believed that after Kili dies, Tauriel becomes a lone rider and never loves again, she was so broken by the experience of losing him. Their love was real, and it was as strong as any other Middle Earth romance story. But this romance doesn't appear in the original book, so where did it come from? Peter Jackson himself has said that he wanted to use this chance within The Hobbit trilogy to pay homage to one of the purest and admirable relationships between an elf and a dwarf in the Lord of the Rings: Galadriel and Gimli.

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At the time when the fellowship enters into Lothlorien, having just been torn apart by the tragedy of losing Gandalf in the Mines of Moria, Gimli is treated with caution, and some might even say hostility, purely on the basis of his dwarven birth. All the Lorien elves are deeply distrustful of him, and he is almost treated as a prisoner, until Galadriel demands that he be released from his blindfold, and treated as an honored guest. He is so spellbound by her grace and her beauty that he is forever changed by their encounter, and gets