Samwise Gamgee

## Samwise "Sam" Gamgee

"*Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you.*"
—Sam to Frodo Baggins[src]

**Samwise Gamgee**, mostly referred to as **Sam**, is a fictional character and one of four hobbit protagonists of Lord of the Rings and is the only hobbit who is not related to Bilbo, Frodo, Pippin or Merry. He was a brief bearer of the One Ring

## Character overview

**Samwise "Sam" Gamgee** was Frodo's
gardener and best friend, husband of Rosie Cotton and father of Elanor and
Frodo Baggins. Sam was later one of the others to join Frodo on his quest to
destroy the One Ring as they plotted for the demise of Sauron. After the
Fellowship broke, Sam was one of the companions of the Fellowship to ever stay
with Frodo while they were separated from the others.  Along the way they met the treacherous Gollum
and were later captured by Faramir, the last living son of the Lord of Gondor.
Faramir intended to bring Sam and his companions to Minas Tirith with the One
Ring but decided to let them go.

One night, Sam overheard Gollu,m, who planned to kill them
eventually. He never convinced his friend, as Frodo was blinded by treacherous
ways of a villain. Frodo later abandoned Sam, as he was blinded by Gollum’s
treacherous ways. Sam was told to go home, but he did not. He had stayed with
Frodo from the distance. He briefly bared Sting (Frodo’s sword) and the One
Ring and gave it back to Frodo as they made their way to Mount Doom. The two
hobbits were later confronted and attacked by Gollum. After they one the War of
the Ring, Sam went back to the Shire and married Rose Cotton, and with her they
had many children, more principally, Elanor and Frodo. Frodo later departed
overseas and Sam returned home to live out the rest of his days in the Shire.

After his wife died of mysterious circumstances, Sam later
left Middle-earth to be reunited with Frodo in Lindon.

## Background

Samwise Gamgee was born 6 April TA 2980 to Bell and Hamfast Gamgee. He was the fifth of six children. His sister Marigold was born after him. Sam grew up with Frodo since they were children and later learned how to read and write. After his father retiresd as Bilbo's gardner, Sam later becomes Frodo's.

## *Fellowship of the Ring*

### Bilbo's 111th birthday party

**Frodo:**: "*Go on Sam! Ask Rosie for a dance.*"
**Sam:**: "*I think I’ll just have another ale.*"
**Frodo:**: "*Oh, no, you don’t. Go on!*"
— Frodo and Sam

Sam later attended Bilbo's one hundred and eleven years birthday. He sat drinking ale while also admiring his secret crush, Rose dance from a far. Frodo goes to his friend and tells Sam to go ask Rosie for a dance. Sam was shy to go dance with Rosie. Frodo stops his friend before he walks away and pushes him into the dance. Rosie immediately goes to dance with him {The Fellowship of the Ring).

### The Start of a Journey

"*A little late for trimming the verge, don't you think?*"
—Gandalf after catching Sam eavesdropping, *The Fellowship of the Ring*

A couple of nights later, Sam and Frodo go to the Green Dragon with their friends and Hamfast with them. They talk of the Elves leaving and the dwarves that were seen recently. Sam looks at Rosie while she is working a shift. He later sees a man flirt with her, and Sam is partially jealous. Frodo assures Sam that Rosie knows an idiot when she sees him. Each other bid goodnight, but in reality, Sam hadn't left and eavesdropped on Frodo and Gandalf's conversation. Gandalf hears a rustle in the trees and hits Sam with it. The wizard catches him Red handed and tells him that he has ben caught, but Sam says he was dropping no eaves. Gandalf then realizes that Sam be a good companion for Frodo. Sam thinks he might be turned into a toad, but Gandalf says he has a better use for Sam.

## Personality

Born into the family of Gardners, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee is the undying loyal best friend of the series' protagonist, Frodo Baggins. He was very intelligent, learning how to read and write after recieving an education personally by Bilbo Baggins.

Sam is secretly a romantic, especially when it comes towards Rose Cotton, one of the most beautiful women in the Shire. His crush was obvious in front of Frodo, who had even pushed Sam to dance with her during Bilbo's farewell party. he was always nervous in asking her out, unaware that Rosie secretly had a crush on her long-time friend as well. However, he learned if he could fight thousands of Orcs and save Middle-Earth, Sam finally had the courage to ask Rose out, to the joyments of Frodo, Merry, and Pippin.

He often didn't get into too much trouble, however, Sam eavesdropped on Frodo's and Gandalf's conversation and the council of Elrond. These had more to do with Sam's loyalty to Frodo as opposed to out of curiosity.

Sam was very loyal towards Frodo and immensely protective over Frodo. Even after Gollum turned Frodo against his best friend and told Sam to return home, Sam still returned to his friend and aided him in wounding Shelob. However, believing Frodo to be dead, Sam took the Ring and intended to honor Frodo by concluding the quest.

## Relationships

***Main article: Sam Gamgee/Relationships***

## Appearances

* *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy
	+ *The Fellowship of the Ring*
	+ *The Two Towers*
		- *The Two Towers* video game
* *The Return of the King*
	+ *Return of the King* video game
* *Lego: The Lord of the Rings* (video game)
* *Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest*

## Quotes

"*I think I'll have another ale*"
—Sam to Frodo[src]

"*Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?* "
—Sam to Frodo[src]

"*Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!*
*"*

—Sam to Frodo[src]

"*i don't think there will be a return journey, Mr. Frodo.* "
—Sam to Frodo in Mordor[src]

"*I've gone and had too much... it must be getting late.* "
—Sam to Frodo to the Journey of the Cross Roads[src]

"*Of course you are. That's just morbid thinking, that is.* "
—Sam to Frodo[src]

"*et him go, you filth. Let him go! You will not touch him again!* "
—Sam to Shelob[src]

"*Well, I'm back.* "
—Sam's last line[src]

"*Not if I stick you first.*
*"*

—Sam to Gorbac[src]

"*I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.* "
—Sam's speech to Frodo[src]

"*What we need is a few good taters.*"
—Sam to Gollum[src]

"*\*Po-tay-toes!\* Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew... Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish.* "
—Sam to Gollum[src]

"*Even you couldn't say no to that.* "
—The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

## Behind the scenes

### Rumored appearance

Sean Astin was rumored to appear in the final minutes in *The Battle of the Five Armies* as Sam. However the final cut proved it to be false.