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    Where is Gimli?

    Question #109871. Asked by Baloo55th. (Oct 17 09 1:11 PM)


    BRY2K

    		The Gimli I know is in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

    http://www.gimli.ca/tour/default.asp

    Oct 17 09, 1:13 PM
    Baloo55th

    		I was just going to post a correction to the question! For a moment, I'd forgotten the place in Manitoba. Not the Gimli I'm seeking, sorry.

    Oct 17 09, 1:15 PM
    serpa

    		Gimli is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, featured in The Lord of the Rings.
    Lord of the Glittering Caves; Dwarf of the Lonely Mountain

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_(Middle-earth)


    Oct 17 09, 1:19 PM
    JaneofGaunt

    		From Norse mythology, Gimli/Gimle was where the survivors of Ragnarok lived. Supposed to be the most beautiful place on Earth.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giml%C3%A9

    Oct 17 09, 1:21 PM
    Baloo55th

    		Nice one, Jane. (Sorry, serpa - where not who... Baloo might forget Manitoba, but he's usually careful about wording.) Also the name of a gold roofed hall in Asgard where the righteous went after death. Presumably a bit tidier and also quieter than Valhöl. Depends on your tastes, I suppose. I think Norse mythology must be unique in having the end of the world and everything set in the past rather than in the future - or is it prophetic? Never been sure on that one.

    Oct 17 09, 1:44 PM
    serpa

    		Me. Wrong again? Time for a gimlet.

    Oct 17 09, 2:43 PM
    Baloo55th

    		You mean something from Gimlet's Dwarf Delicatessen on Cable Street? They do a good rat'n'ketchup....

    Oct 17 09, 3:35 PM
    author

    		In modern Norwegian the place is called Gimle.
    Ironically, this is also the name Vidkun Quisling gave to his residence in Oslo during WW2. (Now called Villa Grande).

    http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Grande

    Oct 17 09, 6:54 PM

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