The Battle of Five Armies

Was Gimili at the Battle? He was old enough to participate but I dont remember reading if he actually was there or not

According to the Unfinished Tales, Gimli was forbidden to join the quest company for being too young (62), so he was probably not old enough for war either (oddly, his father was present in the Battle of Azanulbizar when he was only 16...). Also, Gimli probably resided in Thorin's Halls in the Ered Luin during the Erebor quest, far away from the Lonely Mountain: only the dwarves in the Iron Hills were close enough to join the battle.

In the Hobbit book itself, there is certainly no mention of Gimli since he did not yet exist when it was written 🙂

Ya I know there was no mention of him in the Hobbit for obvious reason as you stated and i also knew the age of his father during the Battle of Azanulbizar which is why I asked. I just didnt know if there was some small hint or passage somewhere that mentioned what he was doing at the time.

Haven't finished the Hobbit yet.

Originally posted by Gracifi
Haven't finished the Hobbit yet.

Well you got 5 months to finish it

Originally posted by Gracifi
Haven't finished the Hobbit yet.