Glóin

Glóin is one of the supporting protagonists of The Hobbit. He is the son of Groin, the brother of Oin, and father of Gimli. Glóin is one of the twelve companions of Thorin and Bilbo Baggins.In the film trilogy, Gloin is portrayed by Peter Hambleton.
==Background==
===Personality===
Glóin has a side that no one wants to get bad on, as he is a fierce warrior who loves his family dearly. For instance, Glóin is quite a proud father to Gimli, who would grow up to become a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. Taking great pride in his son and wife, Glóin got insulted when Legolas called Glóin's son a "horrible goblin mutant" and mistook his wife for Óin. 
There are however, some occasions that has Glóin come off as greedy: such as putting a trunk full of gold in the Trolls' hoard so no one would take it. However, Glóin's greediness has its limits, as though he withholds money that he and the company need to pay Bard, Glóin gives up his coins to Balin after seeing the Lonely Mountain, showing he'll chose sentiment over greed any day. 
He is also outspoken and opinionated (shown when he was protesting about giving his money away to Bard. He was even willing to challenge authority when necessary. Though he can be quick-tempered, Gloin is in truth, brave, heroic, strong and very loyal, as he follows Thorin into battle to defeat their enemies.
===Physical Appearance===
Glóin has a similar appearance Gimli has. He also has red hair, as well as beard with many war braids. Glóin also wears red leather and many armor and has an exact copy of Thorin's chainmail in An Unexpected Journey. However, the only exception is Thorin's is a blackish blue while Gloin's is red. 
==The Hobbit (film series)==
==The Lord of the Rings==
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