Hamfast Gamgee

Hamfast "The Gaffer" Gamgee was a Hobbit of the Shire, a gardener by trade and father of Samwise Gamgee.
== Biography ==
Hamfast was the son of Hobson "Roper" Gamgee. He married Bell Goodchild, with whom he had six children, including Samwise Gamgee, his youngest son. He was a gardener on the Baggins property at Bag End for many years. He was frequently consulted for his knowledge of root vegetables (generally over a pint at the local inn), and was seen as a particular authority on the growing of potatoes. As the time of Bilbo Baggins's birthday party drew near, he was also in demand for his stories of Bilbo and his family. He didn't particularly like Sandyman the miller.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. I: "A Long-expected Party"
On the evening that Frodo Baggins left Bag End, the Gaffer encountered a Black Rider asking about Frodo. He told the Rider that Frodo had gone to Bucklebury. He later reported the conversation to his son Sam, who in turn told Frodo about it.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. III: "Three is Company"
During the troubles fomented by Lotho Sackville-Baggins, the Gaffer was turned out of his hole at Number Three, Bagshot Row, as Sam saw in Galadriel's mirror. Farmer Cotton helped look after him, sharing food, although this was against the Rules that the Chief and later Sharkey enforced. When Sam arrived back in the Shire, the Gaffer was rather disbelieving of his son's adventures and disapproved of Sam's wearing "ironmongery." Once the Shire had been cleaned up, the Gaffer was restored to Number Three of the new, brick-lined holes in the hill where he was well-looked after by Widow Rumble.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. IX: "The Grey Havens" He would live there until his death in SR 1428.
==Etymology==
Hamfast means 'stay-at-home' or 'Home-fast' in the Hobbits' own language, and the full name is translated into Westron as "Ranugad Galbasi".
thumb|183x183px|Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, Mount Gundabad Adventure Pack
== In adaptations ==
===Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy===
Hamfast is portrayed by Norman Forsey in The Fellowship of the Ring film, appearing briefly in the Green Dragon inn early in the film.
In the film adaptation of The Return of the King, Samwise briefly references Hamfast, whom he called "my old Gaffer", when slaying various Orcs while raiding one of Sauron's towers to save Frodo.
=== 1981 Radio series ===
Hamfast is portrayed in The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), voiced by John Church.
=== Video games ===
Hamfast appeared as a child in The Hobbit (2003 video game).
In The Fellowship of the Ring video game, he appears as an NPC in his conversation with the Black Rider on the hill.
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Hamfast Gamgee is found working in his garden just outside Bag End. He only offers one regional Shire quest, but has more story involvement during various seasonal festivals.
=== Voice dubbing actors ===
Foreign Language 	Voice dubbing artist
Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD)	Mauro Castro
German 	Jochen Striebeck
==Behind the scenes==
The word Gaffer means "the chief electrician in a film production". It is also a historical and contemporary British colloquialism that refers to an overseer or boss, who is often older than his subordinates. J.R.R. Tolkien was more likely thinking of the latter definition when he gave Sam's father his nickname.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Armenian 	Հեմսֆասթ Գեմջիի
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Бързохам Майтапер
Catalan 	Hamfast Gamgí, el Vellot
Chinese (Hong Kong)	詹吉·老人
Czech 	Peckoslav Křepelka
Danish 	Hamfast Gammegod, farlille
Galician 	Hamveloz Gamllí
Hebrew 	האמפאסט גאמג'י
Estonian 	Hamfast Mängla
Finnish 	Hamfast Gamgi
French 	Hamfast Gamegie
Georgian 	ბებრუხანა გემჯი
German 	Hamfast Gamdschie
Japanese 	ハムファスト・ギャムジー
Lithuanian 	Hemas Gemdžis, Gaferas
Persian 	هامفست گمجی
Portuguese 	Hamfast Gamgi
Russian 	Хэмфаст "Жихарь" Гэмджи
Spanish 	Hamfast Gamyi
Swedish 	Hamfast "Tjyvgubben" Gamgi
Thai 	แฮมฟาสท์ "พ่อเฒ่าแกฟเฟอร์" แกมจี
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Хемфаста "Геффера" Гемджі
==References==
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Category:Hobbits
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Category:The Fellowship of the Ring (film) characters
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