my illustration for Amnâs, akrâg, rumush mudtu, @filinprinsessa‘s Hobbit Big Bang 2016 fic! In which the company is formed by 15 members, since lil brother Frerin tagged along 😉 ♥
Dwarves, as revealed in Tolkien’s works, are a stubborn people. But in most instances, it’s not the bull-headed belligerence that the fandom likes to perpetrate on Thorin (or the others, for that matter). There is some of that, but more often than not, it’s a stalwart refusal to give ground on principles that have carried them through some pretty rough treatment during their time in Arda. It is a protective wall they’ve built because they have had to endure so much tragedy and misjudgment and injustice. They aren’t intentionally bastards to other people, they’re just cautiously guarded until they know that it’s okay to drop that guard and give freely of themselves to whomever touches their hearts, i.e., Gimli with Legolas and Aragorn during the Fellowship, and of course, Thorin’s eventual trust for Bilbo and Bilbo’s contribution to their quest.
neh, that’s really not his bag. He is a bit pissed that Legolas has all some lovely new dwarf-forged steel and weaponry, though, all covered with twisting engravings of leaves and stars, wound with the best spells that Dwarves can devise.
“Well, can I buy some off them? What do you mean, no? Why won’t they sell it – I’ll give a good price! No, I will not enquire at market, the wares they have for sale are not as fine as yours! But… oh, their best work goes to their loved ones? But. Oh.”
*glides away, leaving an aggrieved huff behind him*
(Gimli has ever been a mediocre smith, his gifts and inclinations leading him more towards gem-work or stonemasonry – however, a very talented smith is quite literally haunting him, after all, and he’ll be getting some serrrrrious lessons. There’s very little a Dwarf won’t do to meet the promptings of devotion 😉
Aw Yiss 