[RMDupree]

I've forgotten, is Gimli older than 80 year old Aragorn?

I cannot remember reading it, but my gut says "yes".

It was only the word "laddie" that seemed out of place to me, not so much his accent. Although, I have to say that I thought Gimli and Treebeard sounded identical. But I think that's because I knew ahead of time that JRD speaks both. Glen had no idea until I told him and didn't think they sounded alike at all.

[carton253]

I was jarred by the "laddie" thing also. But, it could have been an attempt to show the growing relationship between Aragorn, Legalos, and Gimli. A softening, and a growing intimacy between the three. That's what I thought the jokes were about. It takes great intimacy and knowledge between three guys to joke about height and things. My opinion only!