Both Uses of
dour
in
The Return of the King
- There came Legolas, and Gimli wielding his axe, and Halbarad with the standard, and Elladan and Elrohir with stars on their brow, and the dour-handed Dunedain, Rangers of the North, leading a great valour of the folk of Lebennin and Lamedon and the fiefs of the South.†
Chpt 5.6
- Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the Northlands, dour-handed Ranger.†
Chpt 5.6 *
Definition:
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(dour) very serious, unhappy, and unfriendly