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romantic love is rarely brought up in the Lord of the Rings, with the notable exception of Aragorn and Arwen; but undeniably there is much love between companions to be found, agape certainly. Sam and Frodo, first to mind, but one cannot forgot the love that was forged between the Dwarf Gimli Elf-Friend and our favorite Elf, Legolas. if the rumor is true, then certainly a great love was between them so that Legolas brought Gimli over the sea to be the only Dwarf ever to set foot on the undying lands. and though mortals achieve no immortality there, how long did they linger together, and how aggrieved was the mind of the son of Thranduil when his dear friend finally passed?

what of the love that bound Legolas to this land until Aragorn Elessar finally lay down and let go of his life to sleep forever?

or perhaps did he love only the beauty of that great and
terrible Elf-Lord, Galadriel herself, even as his
companion Gimli certainly loved her?

or was it the love of the forest which
called his heart and refused him the
company of some Elf-maid?