Elijah Wood - IMDb IMDb Doctor Strange Confirmed to Appear in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ 7 hours ago Actor | Producer | Soundtrack Elijah Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson 's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising the role in The Hobbit series, Wood also played Ryan in the FX television comedy Wilfred (2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney XD animated television series TRON: Uprising (2012). Born ... See full bio » Born: "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: "Westworld" Star Thandie Newton Actress Thandie Newton has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Maeve in the HBO's " Westworld ." What other significant parts has she played over the years? Visit IMDb's Golden Globes section for red-carpet photos, videos, and more.

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Personal Quote: [on filming the scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) in which "Sam" tries to make "Frodo" recall the Shire:] "That day was very difficult and it was a long day. I remember Peter [ Peter Jackson ] actually crying on set after a few takes. It was a real defining moment for Sean [ Sean Astin ] and I, not only in this film, but in our acting" [December 14, 2003]. See more » Trivia: First person to ever cross Southern Africa's Victoria Falls by rope. See more » Trademark: Large blue eyes See more » Nickname: Frodo Baggins | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Childhood Bilbo talking to Frodo before he goes off to meet with Gandalf the Grey Much of Frodo's youth was spent at Brandy Hall in Buckland , the ancestral home of the Brandybuck family, including his mother ( Primula Brandybuck ).

Frodo was known as something of a rascal, befriending Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck and Peregrin (Pippin) Took and causing trouble wherever they went. They would often steal mushrooms from Farmer Maggot 's farm Bamfurlong . In TA 2980 , when Frodo was only 12 years old, his parents drowned in a boating accident on the Brandywine River . An only child, Frodo stayed in Brandy Hall until his 99-year-old "uncle" Bilbo Baggins adopted him in TA 2989 . Bilbo took Frodo to live with him in his home at Bag End and made him his heir. Frodo with Bilbo during his 111th birthday The two grew very close in the following years; Frodo learned much of the Elvish language during his time with Bilbo, as well as much of the lore of Middle-earth.

The two shared the same birthday, September 22 by Shire Reckoning (around September 12–14 of our calendar), [1] and a party of special magnificence was held at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring when Frodo came of age of thirty-three and Bilbo hit the peculiar year of 111. Bilbo gave a memorable Birthday Speech before playing a joke on his fellow hobbits by using the One Ring to disappear, at which Gandalf quickly reacted and used his staff to create a blinding flash where Bilbo had been standing. The hobbits at the Party were left confused and disgruntled, and Bilbo was never again seen in the Shire. Before departing for his journey to Rivendell, Bilbo had a long conversation with Gandalf, who finally persuaded him to voluntarily surrender the One Ring. Bilbo left it on the fireplace mantel with a note for Frodo, who would now become the next Ring-bearer. Coming of Age and Quest Beginning Gandalf telling Frodo the story about the One Ring After the party finished, Frodo returned home and discovered that he was now the master of Bag End and the recipient of Bilbo's magic ring.

Gandalf , ever more curious about the ring's origin, power, and purpose (but not yet positive it was the One Ring), advised the young hobbit against the using the ring. For the next seventeen years, Frodo complied with the wizard 's request and hid the Ring in a safe place. However, on April 12 , 3018 , Gandalf returned to Bag End and warned Frodo that the Ring was actually the One Ring, which the evil lord Sauron needed to rule over Middle-earth. Realizing that Sauron would be looking for the Ring, Gandalf advised the Hobbit to secretly follow Bilbo's journey to Rivendell. After Frodo's discussion with Gandalf, a rumor started that he was running out of money. This rumor, although not begun by Frodo, was encouraged by him. Merry helped Frodo to purchase a small house at Crickhollow . With the exception of his gardener Sam Gamgee , who had agreed to accompany him to Rivendell , Frodo told the other Hobbits of the Shire that he intended to move to Buckland .

He sold his home to the Sackville-Baggins , and, on the September 23, 3018, the day after his fiftieth birthday, Frodo left from Bag End, taking with him Sam and Pippin. They left in the early morning for Bree , and just in time, as Sauron's most powerful servants, the nine Nazgûl , had entered the Shire dressed as Black riders searching for a hobbit with the name of Baggins. To Bree Frodo was unable to find much information about his pursuers from his conversations with the High Elves and Farmer Maggot , but what they were told was less than encouraging. When Frodo arrived at Buckland, where Merry was waiting, he found that Merry and Pippin already knew about Frodo's "secret" journey. Frodo was left with no alternative but to bring the two youngsters with him. They cut through the Old Forest and the Barrow-downs in hopes of losing the Black Riders, which did succeed.

They met other troubles in those places though, at the hands of Old Man Willow and the Barrow-Wights , but were rescued twice by Tom Bombadil , a mysterious being who dwelled in a glade in the middle of the Old Forest. Strider Frodo meeting Strider in The Prancing Pony In Bree, the hobbits stayed at The Prancing Pony , an old inn. Frodo went by the name of Mr. Underhill , attempting to raise as little suspicion as possible. When he noticed a mysteriously cloaked Man sitting in the shadows and smoking a long-stemmed pipe, Frodo asked the innkeeper, Barliman Butterbur , who the man was. The innkeeper referred to the man, a Ranger , as Strider . That night, black riders arrived in Bree and attacked the inn in search of Frodo and the One Ring, but Strider had managed to hide the Hobbits from them in time. Having gained their trust, Strider introduced himself as Aragorn to Frodo and the others, to whom he also revealed the backstory of the black riders, also called Nazgûl or Ringwraiths .

With a pony named Bill that the Hobbits had acquired at Bree, Strider led Frodo and his companions into the Wild. Aragorn would be their guide to Rivendell, and he would lead them through the Midgewater Marshes and to the top of Weathertop . Weathertop Frodo is stabbed by the Witch-King 's Morgul-blade On the night of October the sixth, the Hobbits were attacked by five of the nine Ringwraiths at the hill of Weathertop . In the presence of the Nazgûl, Frodo made the mistake of putting on the Ring. He was able to resist their attempt to take him by drawing his sword and invoking the name of one of the Valar , Elbereth Gilthoniel . Unfortunately, the leader of the Nazgûl, the Witch-king of Angmar , stabbed Frodo in the shoulder (he would have stabbed his heart) with a Morgul-blade . If it had caught him in the heart, Frodo would have become like the Nazgûl, only weaker and under their control.

The Ringwraiths were driven away by the appearance of Aragorn and his martial skill; also because he had torches, one of their few weaknesses. Though Aragorn was a skilled healer, he could not heal Frodo's wound. A fragment of the Ringwraith's blade remained in Frodo's flesh, where it continued to move towards his heart. Near death (or worse), Frodo was rescued by Glorfindel , an Elf-lord, who put the injured Hobbit upon his horse, named Asfaloth . They were pursued by the Nazgûl as Asfaloth carried Frodo to the Ford of Bruinen , at the entrance to the valley of Rivendell . Once they had crossed the River Bruinen , Frodo turned and saw the Nine Ringwraiths on the other side. They ordered him to give up the Ring, but Frodo refused. The Hobbits reuniting in Rivendell Subsequently, the Ringwraiths were washed away in a flood called up by Elrond , the leader of Rivendell.

He was healed in Rivendell by Elrond, although both of them knew that the wound would never fully heal, as it was as spiritual as it was physical. On the 24th of October 3018, Frodo awoke in Rivendell and was reunited with Bilbo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Although Elrond had healed his wound, it continued to bother him for as long as he lived in Middle-earth . Quest of the Ring Council of Elrond Frodo placing the One Ring before the Council of Elrond After his healing, Frodo was summoned to a great Council that Elrond had organized. Representatives of all the Free Peoples of Middle-earth discussed the history of the Rings of Power and decided that the One Ring must be destroyed. As the ring was shown and tempers flared, argument broke out as to who should carry the Ring on this mission , until Frodo bravely volunteered to take the Ring to Mordor and cast it into the fires of Mount Doom . A member of each of the Free Peoples offered to join Frodo in his quest, thus forming the Fellowship of the Ring .

The Fellowship consisted of Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Boromir of Gondor , Legolas of the Woodland Realm , and Gimli of the Dwarves . Before leaving Rivendell , Bilbo gave Frodo his dwarf-made coat of mithril mail and his elven blade Sting . The mithril coat had been given to Bilbo by Thorin after the events of The Hobbit , and Sting had been taken by Bilbo from the den of a troll. On December 25 , the Fellowship of the Ring departed from Rivendell and headed south. Moria The Hobbits of the Fellowship of the Ring prepare to battle against goblins in Moria On January 11 , 3019 , the Fellowship attempted to cross the Misty Mountains (specifically the Pass of Caradhras ), but were unable to due to a snowstorm. They instead traveled through the underground city of Moria at the urging of Gimli.

Moria (also named Khazad-dum), was the most ancient and grand of Dwarven cities, but was deserted when the dwarves uncovered a Balrog , known only as Durin's Bane , beneath the city, and had been defeated by legions of goblins. When they entered the Chamber of Mazarbul , the Fellowship was attacked by Orcs and a cave-troll . Frodo helped to defeat the troll before he was stabbed by an orc captain, his mithril shirt saving him from a deadly blow. The Fellowship ran through Moria to the Bridge of Khazad-dum , where Gandalf fell while confronting Durin's Bane. Once outside Moria, while the Fellowship was grieving, Gimli took Frodo and Sam to look upon the Mirrormere , even in their great hurry. Lothlórien Frodo meeting with Galadriel Deeply grieved by their loss, the Fellowship journeyed to the Elven kingdom of Lothlórien , where they met the Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn . Galadriel showed Frodo a vision of the future in her Mirror .

Frodo offered her the One Ring, but she resisted the temptation to take it, passing the test that was laid before her, and accepting the diminishing of the power of the elves. Before the Fellowship departed from Lothlórien, Galadriel gave each member a gift. To Frodo, she gave a phial with the light of the star Eärendil captured inside; this gift would prove hugely important later on in the quest. They were also provided with elven way-bread , other supplies, and ships for their voyage down the Anduin River. The Breaking of the Fellowship Frodo puts on the One Ring to hide from Boromir The Fellowship continued their journey south to Amon Hen . There, Boromir , a Man of Gondor and a member of the Fellowship, attempted to convince Frodo to bring the Ring to Minas Tirith and regroup from there. When the hobbit asked for an hour alone to consider his options, Boromir followed him. Seeing that Frodo did not intend to take the suggested course of action, Boromir tried to take the Ring from him by force.

Frodo put on the Ring and escaped to the Seat of Seeing , where he watched as war brewed across Middle-Earth and the Eye of Sauron searching for him as he traveled. Frodo and Sam journey towards Mordor Taking off the Ring, he decided to take the item to Mordor alone, without telling the other members of the Fellowship. However, he was joined by his friend Samwise Gamgee, who felt it was necessary that he should protect and guide Frodo. Frodo gave in to Sam's protests, and although reluctant to lead anyone else to his fate, was glad to have Sam's company. The two hobbits continued toward Mordor, dividing the Fellowship. Here Boromir was killed by uruk-archers while defending Merry and Pippin; the two young hobbits were then captured by Uruk-hai , and were to be taken to Isengard . Instead of following Samwise and Frodo to Mordor, the Three Hunters decided it more important to rescue Merry and Pippin from their captors. The breaking of the Fellowship was now complete.

Emyn Muil After leaving what remained of the Fellowship at Amon Hen , Frodo and Sam tried to navigate through the winding paths of the Emyn Muil . After getting lost several times, they were found by Gollum , who at first tried to take the One Ring , but was captured by Sam (with Frodo's help) and tied up with the elven rope. Frodo, now pitying the creature, decided not to slay Gollum, but forced him to swear an oath of servitude to the master of the precious. Gollum then led them out of the maze and into the Dead Marshes . The Dead Marshes Frodo in the Dead Marshes The Dead Marshes followed the razor-sharp rocks of Emyn Muil, and were just as disorienting, if not more so. There was thought to be no route through the marshes, as orcs marched for miles around, although Gollum had secretly discovered a path when out on one of his many errands. He led Frodo and Sam on a safe pathway through the marshes, warning them not to follow what seemed like small torches in the water.

Ithilien Gollum led the two Hobbits to the Black Gate of Mordor , as Frodo had desired, but stopped the Hobbits from passing its doors, as the danger was too great. He then explained about a secret way into Mordor, 'Up the stairs and through the tunnel'. The Hobbits once again found themselves being led by Gollum . After venturing into Ithilien , and witnessing a skirmish between a company of warriors from Haradrim (along with Oliphaunts ) and rangers from Gondor, they were apprehended by the ranger's captain, Faramir . When the skirmish had ended, Faramir blindfolded the ring-bearer and his companions and led them to Henneth Annûn , the Window on the West. Upon much interrogation, Samwise foolishly misspoke, and gave away that Frodo was indeed carrying the One Ring. Realizing the importance of the quest, Faramir proved his quality, unlike his brother, Boromir, and let the ring-bearer go free. Later, Gollum was captured in the Forbidden Pool and forcibly taken into the hidden lair.

Frodo begged for his safety, and he was not killed, although the rift between master and servant had once again begun to open. Minas Morgul and Shelob's Lair Shelob following Frodo Gollum led the Hobbits past the lair of the Witch-King of Angmar , Minas Morgul , and up the stairs into 'The Tunnel'. When they arrived at the top though, they were abandoned by Gollum . They cautiously travelled through the tunnel, and managed to get to the end only to find their way barred by Shelob 's great web. Whilst attempting to cut through the webbing, Frodo bravely stood up to Shelob and forced her back further into the tunnels giving him and Sam time enough to hack through the threads and escape. Upon escaping the tunnels, Frodo thought himself safe; however, Shelob, through one of her many tunnels, managed to sneak out and jab him with her stinger. As he was being encased in Shelob's webbing, Samwise was able to draw her into single combat wherein he, using Sting and the Phial of Galadriel , was able to mortally wound her and drive her back into her caves.

Sam took the Ring from around Frodo's neck upon hearing Orcish voices, and hid behind some nearby rocks. He overheard the orcs speaking of Frodo, and Sam realized that his master was not dead, but merely paralyzed. Frodo was then taken to the tower of Cirith Ungol to await further torture and questioning. Cirith Ungol Frodo was taken to the utmost top of Cirith Ungol and imprisoned. He was stripped of all his clothes and all the things he carried. Squabbling over his mithril vest , fighting broke out amongst the two lead orcs and their battalions, killing almost all the orcs and Uruk-hai in the tower. Sam arrived at the gate of Cirith Ungol, only to find his way blocked by the Two Watchers ; he eventually overcame them, journeyed to the tower where Frodo was held, and rescued his master. They fled the tower, having to pass the Watchers again (although this time destroying them), and entered Mordor.

Mordor and Mount Doom Frodo and Sam crawled onward through the empty plains of Mordor , as the orcs had been sent to the Black Gate to stop the Men of the West's army, and, after falling in and out of a company of Orcs, started to climb Mount Doom . They journeyed on for many days with hardly any food or water, and Frodo became progressively weaker as the Ring's power over him grew the closer they came to Orodruin. Frodo was eventually unable to go on, and Sam was forced to carry him a fair distance while his master rested upon his back. It was then that Gollum decided to reappear, and after a brief struggle, Sam cut Gollum in the stomach, and Frodo fled up the mountain. Sam and Frodo on top of Mount Doom Frodo missing a finger Inside the Crack of Doom, Frodo finally had the chance to destroy the ring, and rid himself of his burden, but the power of the ring was at its strongest, due to the proximity of the cracks. It was here that Frodo finally yielded to the temptation and power of the ring.

Sam yelled for Frodo to destroy the Ring, but Frodo was overcome by its power and claimed the Ring for himself. Gollum attacked Sam, who fell and hit his head on a rock, temporarily knocking him unconscious. When he came to he saw Gollum fighting with an unseen foe (Frodo, having put on the Ring). Then Gollum bit off Frodo's finger, Ring and all, and was reunited with his treasure for a short time, until dancing with joy he toppled off the brink and fell into the depths, destroying himself and the One Ring . The two hobbits tried to escape as the volcano erupted. Just as it looked as though they were doomed, Gwaihir the Lord of Eagles saw them, and with his Eagle companions Landroval and Meneldor rescued Sam and Frodo and flew them to safety. The End of the War and the Departure of Frodo The Scouring of the Shire Merry, Frodo, Sam and Pippin attend Aragorn's coronation After recovering in Minas Tirith , and witnessing the coronation of King Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin all returned to the Shire .

When they arrived though, they found it under the control of a man named Sharkey (later revealed to be Saruman ) and his forces. Saruman was ruling the Shire from Bag End , although he was later murdered by Grima Wormtongue . Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin however, started to gather all the Shirriffs and townsfolk in the Shire, and they successfully defeated the Ruffians employed by Sharkey at the Battle of Bywater . Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin at the pub Frodo wasn't directly involved in the fighting at the Battle of Bywater; instead, he made sure that no Hobbits were harmed (saying that no Hobbit had ever intentionally harmed another in the Shire and that it was not going to begin there), and also that any ruffians that surrendered were not harmed. The Fourth Age Frodo gazes fondly at his friends as he bids them farewell at the Grey Havens Frodo briefly served as Deputy Mayor of the Shire , but soon realized that he still bore the wounds of his quest, and so retired.

He was also in continual pain from his shoulder wound, which pained him each anniversary of their stay on Weathertop. On 22 September SR 1421 ( Fourth Age ), at the age of 53, Frodo joined Bilbo , Gandalf , Elrond , Galadriel , and Círdan aboard an Elven ship. He was allowed passage across the sea to the Undying Lands , as he was a ring-bearer, with the hope of healing the damage to his spirit that bearing the Ring had caused. Sometime after the year 61 in the Fourth Age, fellow ring-bearer and best friend Samwise Gamgee, reunited with Frodo in the undying lands where it was presumed they lived out the remainder of their days. Characteristics Frodo, as described by Gandalf, was "taller than some and fairer than most, (with) a cleft in his chin: perky chap with a bright eye." (The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter 10, "Strider".) He had thick, curly brown hair like most other hobbits, and had lighter-than-usual skin due to his Fallohide ancestry through his Brandybuck mother.

Frodo is described as appearing thirty-three, even when he is fifty, due to the influence of the Ring. Bilbo and Frodo shared a common birthday on September 22, but Bilbo was 78 years Frodo's senior. At the opening of The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo and Bilbo were celebrating their thirty-third and eleventy-first (111th) birthdays, respectively. Frodo, like Bilbo, was considered by many others in Hobbiton to be a little odd. His interests in the outside world, fascination with Elves and faraway places (like those to which Bilbo travelled in The Hobbit ) did not fit the general content personality of most Hobbits. This curiosity was also attributed to his Took ancestry. He was very compassionate, pitying Gollum and allowing him to guide him and Sam to Mordor despite Sam's distrust of the creature. This act of kindness later proved to be a factor in the quest's success in destroying the Ring. The influence of the Ring and the wound by the Morgul-Blade seems combined to have given him the ability to see into the spirit world, for instance he sees faraway events in his dreams on several occasions.

He also can see the ring of power worn by Galadriel and he seems to be able to sense danger. Weapons and Attire Frodo was dressed in typical Hobbit-fashion when he left the Shire: knee breeches, shirt, waistcoat, jacket, and cloak. Colors such as bright green and yellow were typical for Shire-folk. He was unarmed, save for a pocketknife. When his little group was waylaid by Barrow-wights, he lost his summer-weight clothing and was wearing a burial shrift when rescued by Tom Bombadil. When their pack-ponies returned, he was forced to put on heavier woollen clothing intended for colder weather. The Hobbits found several long Dúnedain daggers in the wight's treasure. These served as short-swords for the Hobbits, but Frodo's was broken when he resisted the Witch-king at Weathertop. At Imladris, he removed his Hobbit clothing upon finding new Elven clothes that fitted him perfectly.

Therefore, throughout his quest, he wore a green silk tunic, trousers together with cloaks made of fur for the first stages of the quest, and then towards Mordor he shed them to wear his tunic and trousers in the warmer weather. Later, his Uncle Bilbo gave him both Sting, a magic Elven dagger, and a coat of mithril chain mail. The mail saved his life twice, first when it deflected a spear-point in the Mines of Moria, and second when it turned aside the dagger that Saruman used to try and kill him. As with the other members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo received a special cloak from Galadriel in Lórien, which allowed him to blend in with natural surroundings. Upon being betrayed by Gollum and captured by Orcs at Cirith Ungol, Frodo lost all of his clothing and most of his possessions. Sam Gamgee saved Sting, however. After the two tribes of orcs had slain each other in the tower of Cirith Ungol, Frodo dressed himself in Orc-garb. This successfully fooled the Mordor-Orcs they encountered, but he dropped the Orc mail and helmet as he and Sam approached Mount Doom.

Combat Sword Frodo used Bilbo's famed short sword Sting for melee combat, it was also put to great use as it warns him of nearby orcs and goblins by glowing blue. Appearances The Return and Departures of Frodo and Sam The Days of Rohan Orson Bean voiced Frodo in the Rankin/Bass The Return of the King film. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy There are several differences between Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy and the book The Fellowship of the Ring . In the movies, Frodo seems to have owned the Ring for only a few days or perhaps a few months before Gandalf returned, as opposed to the seventeen years of the book. Frodo never sells Bag End, but sets out early next morning with Sam. Merry and Pippin run into the pair at the farm of Farmer Maggot and are pulled into the journey. The Hobbits are pursued by the Black Riders all the way to Bucklebury Ferry on the borders of Buckland. There the Black Riders are forced to ride to the Brandywine Bridge while the Hobbits make for Bree. The movies remove several parts of the journey as well.

These include their encounters with the High Elves, Farmer Maggot, and Tom Bombadil, as well as their visit to Buckland, the Old Forest, and the Barrow-downs. Arwen , Elrond 's daughter, leads Frodo to Rivendell instead of Glorfindel. The Cave-Troll inflicts the wound on Frodo in Moria, instead of the orc captain. In the novel, Faramir declared right from the first that he wanted no part of the One Ring , but in the film Faramir at first follows what he believes is his duty to bring the Ring back to Minas Tirith . But while travelling with Frodo, Sam, and Gollum through the city of Osgiliath , the city is attacked by a Nazgûl and the forces of Mordor , and Faramir realizes he should not take the Ring after he sees the effect it has on Frodo. Other He is also portrayed by Taneli Mäkelä in the Finnish 1993 production Hobbit.

Radio Frodo was voiced by Oliver Burt in The Lord of the Rings (1956 radio series) , James Arrington in The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series) , Ian Holm in The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series) , Nigel Planer in Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series) , Elijah Wood in Lord of the Rings film trilogy , and Steve Staley in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) . Parodies Frodo was portrayed by Lauren Lopez in a parody of Lord of the Rings by the group Team Starkid. Appearances in movies Samwise Gamgee | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Shortcut to Mushrooms" Samwise Gamgee, also known as Sam, was a Hobbit of the Shire . He was Frodo Baggins ' gardener and best friend. Sam proved himself to be Frodo's closest and most dependable companion, the most loyal of the Fellowship of the Ring , and also played a necessary role in protecting Frodo and destroying the One Ring .

Contents [ show ] Biography "The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for, because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of a sport, as you might say. But that’s not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind. Folk seem to have been just landed in them, usually – their paths were laid that way, as you put it. But I expect they had lots of chances, like us, of turning back, only they didn’t." — Early Life Sam admiring some flowers. Sam was the youngest son of Hamfast and Bell Gamgee , and had many brothers and sisters. A gardener by trade, Sam seemed to be a simple Hobbit of plain speech. However, his love for Elves , his gift for poetry, and his belief that the world contains greater wonders than most hobbits were aware of (all nurtured by his tutor Bilbo Baggins ) set him apart from the beginning.

It was Sam who first introduced (in Tolkien's novels) the theme of the Elves sailing from Middle-earth, a subtle foreshadowing of Bilbo and Frodo's final journey across the sea from the Grey Havens. He lived with his father, Hamfast Gamgee , known as " The Gaffer ", on Bagshot Row in the Shire , close to Bag End . Sam's mother was Bell Goodchild . He had five siblings: Hamson , Halfred , Daisy , May , and Marigold . Sam Gamgee Quest of the Ring As "punishment" for eavesdropping on Gandalf 's conversation with Frodo regarding the dangers of the One Ring , Gandalf chose Sam be Frodo's companion on his journey to Rivendell . Sam saved Frodo's life more than once during the quest to destroy the Ring, and accompanied him all the way to Mount Doom . Sam confronts Shelob with the Phial of Galadriel . After Shelob attacked and seemingly killed Frodo, Sam took the Ring, intending to complete the quest on his own.

Because he held the Ring for a time, he was considered one of the Ring-bearers and during the time he possessed it the Ring tempted him with visions of a great garden all for himself. Being humble, Sam never gave into the treacherous visions and temptations of the Ring, and returned it when he discovered Frodo alive in the Tower of Cirith Ungol . He and Bilbo were the only ones ever to have given up the ring willingly, and only Sam surrendered it readily. When Orcs took Frodo's body, Sam overheard one of them saying that Frodo was still alive, so he followed the Orcs into the Tower of Cirith Ungol, determined to rescue Frodo. Once there he found that competing bands of Uruks and Morgul Orcs had rioted and killed one another over the possession of Frodo's Mithril coat , thus making it easier for Sam to get to Frodo and escape the tower with him. Sam carries Frodo to the entrance of Mount Doom Sam and Frodo made their way to Mount Doom, disguised as Orcs along the way. The way to Mount Doom was filled with fiery rocks and pillows of ash which made it almost impossible for the hobbits to pass.

When Frodo collapsed from weakness, Sam carried him up the slopes of Mount Doom, only to be stopped by Gollum. Sam delayed Gollum while Frodo walked on to the volcano. As Sam, following Frodo, reached and entered the door of the Sammath Naur he didn't notice Gollum following behind. Sam yelled for Frodo to destroy the Ring, but Frodo was overcome by its power and claimed the Ring for himself, putting it on his finger and disappearing from Sam's sight. Just then Gollum attacked Sam, who fell and hit his head on a rock, temporarily knocking him unconscious. When he came to he saw Gollum fighting with an unseen foe (Frodo, having put on the Ring). Then Gollum bit off Frodo's finger, Ring and all, and was reunited with his treasure for a short time, until dancing with joy he toppled off the brink and fell into the depths, destroying the One Ring , and him dying in the process with it. The two hobbits managed to escape the crumbling mountain, just as the volcano erupted, only to be left helpless atop the remains of giant rock,engulfed in a sea of lava .

As their demise approached, Sam confessed his love for the beautiful hobbit, Rosie , a fellow resident of Hobbiton , that he dreamed of one day marrying. Sam and Frodo eventually collapsed from exhaustion, but were spotted by Gwaihir the Lord of Eagles and with his Eagle companions. Landroval and Meneldor rescued Sam and Frodo and flew them to the safety of Minas Tirith . The citizen's of Minas Tirith, bow to the four Hobbits. After recovering from their strenuous and substantial injuries Frodo and Sam were greeted by the rest of The Fellowship, who praised the two Halfling 's for completing their mission. Sam and the rest of the hobbits, remained in Gondor to bear witness to Aragorn's Coronation Ceremony. Many of Middle Earth's esteemed leaders and famed warriors were in attendance as the new King of Gondor was crowned. Aragorn, greeted many of the brave souls who had helped the Fellowship on their journey's, but non more so than the four brave hobbits who stood before him.

Aragorn and the rest of the city, bowed to the four halfling's, in admiration for thier brave acts that ensured the safety of all of Middle Earth With the threat of Sauron's return vanquished and The One Ring destroyed, the four hobbits returned to the Shire , where they settled in once again. Sam and Rosie at their wedding. After the War of the Ring After the War of the Ring and the end of the Third Age , Sam married Rose (Rosie) Cotton . They had thirteen children: Elanor the Fair , Frodo , Rose , Merry , Pippin , Goldilocks , Hamfast , Daisy , Primrose , Bilbo , Ruby , Robin , and Tolman . When Frodo Baggins announced that he was leaving to the Undying Lands , west of Middle-earth , he gave Sam the Red Book of Westmarch and the household of Bag End where he and his large personal family later called the Gardners would live for many years. After Will Whitfoot resigned his post as Mayor of Michel Delving , in SR 1427, Sam was elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive 7-year terms.

[1] Sam with Elanor, Rosie & Frodo Frodo says goodbye to Sam. Later years After his wife died in the year 61 of the Fourth Age (SR 1482), Sam entrusted the Red Book to his daughter, Elanor and left the Shire. It is a tradition handed down from Elanor that he went to the Grey Havens , and because he was also a Ring-bearer (albeit for a short time), he was allowed to pass over the Sea to be reunited with Frodo in the Undying Lands. [2] Etymology Tolkien took the name from Gamgee Tissue , a surgical dressing invented by a 19th century Birmingham surgeon called Joseph Sampson Gamgee . "Gamgee" became the colloquial name in Birmingham for cotton wool; Tolkien described why he had chosen that name for his character: "The choice of Gamgee was primarily directed by alliteration; but I did not invent it. It was caught out of childhood memory, as a comic word or name. It was in fact the name when I was small (in Birmingham) for 'cotton-wool'.

(Hence the association of the Gamgees with the Cottons.) I knew nothing of its origin." — The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien , ed. Humphrey Carpenter It is possible that Tolkien may have subconsciously recalled Dr. Gamgee (who died in 1886 but is commemorated by a plaque at the Birmingham Medical Institute , only yards from Tolkien's childhood home) but he claimed to be genuinely surprised when, in March 1956, he received a letter from one Sam Gamgee, who had heard that his name was in The Lord of the Rings but had not read the book. Tolkien replied on March 18: "Dear Mr. Gamgee, it was very kind of you to write. You can imagine my astonishment when I saw your signature! I can only say, for your comfort, I hope, that the 'Sam Gamgee' of my story is a most heroic character, now widely beloved by many readers, even though his origins are rustic. So that perhaps you will not be displeased at the coincidence of the name of this imaginary character of supposedly many centuries ago being the same as yours." — [3] He proceeded to send Mr.

Gamgee a signed copy of all three volumes of the book. However, the incident sparked a nagging worry in Tolkien's mind, as he recorded in his journal: "For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed 'S. Gollum'. That would have been more difficult to deal with." — Tolkien: A Biography, Humphrey Carpenter In the Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien tells us that the Westron form of Sam's name is Banazîr Galbasi (also spelled Galpsi). Banazîr comes from elements meaning "halfwise" or "simple"; Tolkien replaced it with Samwise, a modernization of the ancient English samwís which corresponds closely in meaning. Galbasi comes from the name of the village Galabas. The name Galabas uses the elements galab-, meaning "game", and bas-, corresponding somewhat to "-wich" or "-wick". Tolkien's English translation, Samwís Gamwich, could have come to Samwise Gamgee in modern English. Sam is also known as Perhael in Sindarin. [4] Commentary Many regard Sam Gamgee as the "true hero" of Tolkien's story.

Tolkien himself expressed this view in one of his letters: Sam was referred to as the "chief hero", and special emphasis is placed on Sam's "rustic love" for Rosie. [1] The quest to destroy the Ring would not have succeeded without Sam, who repeatedly saves Frodo from disaster (such as rescuing him at Cirith Ungol and carrying him up Mount Doom ). The relationship between Frodo and Sam was, in many respects, at the centre of The Lord of the Rings. To the modern reader, it seems archaic - it is clearly extremely class-oriented: Sam's humbleness and "plain speaking" is frequently emphasized in contrast to Frodo's "gentility", and he often shows deference to Frodo, calling him "Mister Frodo". At the same time, a strong bond of love and trust grows between them, portrayed most poignantly during the events of Cirith Ungol, where Sam vows to return to his (apparently) dead master, to be reunited with Frodo in death. Tolkienologists regard Sam as Frodo's batman . In the British Army , a batman was an orderly who acted as the personal servant of an officer.

It was a role with which Tolkien (who served as an Army officer in the First World War ) would have been extremely familiar. Sam undertakes all of the typical roles of a batman - he runs errands for Frodo, he cooks, he transports him (or at least carries him), and he carries his luggage. Tolkien confirmed this interpretation when he wrote in a private letter that: "My Sam Gamgee is indeed a reflexion of the English soldier, of the privates and batmen I knew in the 1914 war, and recognized as so far superior to myself" — J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, page 89, ed. Humphrey Carpenter. Compare with the relationship between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza , and the gradual "Quixotization" of Sancho. Jim Butcher also describes Samwise in his book Changes: "Then you know that Sam was the true hero of the tale. That he faced far greater and more terrible foes than he ever should have had to face, and did so with courage.

That he went alone into a black and terrible land, stormed a dark fortress, and resisted the most terrible temptation of his world for the sake of the friend that he loved. That in the end, it was his actions and his actions alone that made it possible for light to overcome darkness" — Sanya, offering his thoughts on Samwise Gamgee's role in The Lord of the Rings to Harry Dresden in Changes by Jim Butcher Appearances Samwise Gamgee with his tinderbox in Lego:Lord of The Rings Portrayals in adaptations Samwise gamgee (1978) Roddy McDowall voiced the character of Samwise Gamgee in the 1980 animated short of The Return of the King , made directly for television. In the more popular animated version , originally released in 1978, Michael Scholes voiced the character. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy In the Peter Jackson movies The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Sam was played by Sean Astin .

It is not clear whether Astin had heard Nighy's radio performance, but both actors bring very similar characterizations and accents to the role. The Hobbit film trilogy The latest news concerning The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is that that both Astin and Elijah Wood will be reprising their roles as Sam and Frodo. Radio In the 1981 BBC radio, serial of The Lord of the Rings , Sam was played by William Nighy . Video Games Sam appeared as a playable character in the action adventure video games The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003) both games follow Peter Jackson's Rings Movie Trilogy and the games were made by New Line Cinema (owned by Warner Bros.) published by EA Games and licensed by various companies such as Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. Each RingsTrilogy actor reprised their original role and added voice to the character in the game. Sean Astin reprises his role of Samwise Gamgee from the films for the video game.

Sam appeared once again in the video game The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest but as the narrator of the story of the War of the Third Age as Sam is telling the story to his children after Frodo left Middle-Earth. Sean Astin once again reprises his role as Samwise Gamgee Weapons Sword Sam uses a short Barrow-blade for melee combat in books, movies and video games, but for a time after Frodo was attacked by Shelob and sent to the Tower of Cirith Ungol, Sam used Frodo's sword Sting to rescue him and more. Frying pan Decipher Card of Sam's Frying Pan. Sam uses his frying pan in Balin's Tomb as a weapon alongside his Barrow-blade . Throwing weapons Sam can use rocks to hit opponents from a distance, however that is not their only purpose in the book (Frodo). In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) , he uses throwing knives instead of rocks. This page uses content from Wikipedia . The original article was at Sam Gamgee . The list of authors can be seen in the page history .

As with The One Wiki to Rule Them All , the text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. Voice dubbing actors Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins : Lord of the Rings Pictures, Biography, Pics, Interview, Photos, Gallery Description: An adventurous Hobbit who undertakes the quest to destroy the One Ring Elijah Wood has been widely regarded as one of the most gifted actors of his generation. After coming to attention in Paradise, he went on to star in Radio Flyer, Forever Young, Huck Finn, The Good Son, North, The War and Flipper. He also appeared in Internal Affairs, Avalon and Back to the Future Part 2. For his performance as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Wood was nominated for an MTV Award and shared an ensemble nomination from the Screen Actors Guild. Wood's feature credits include James Toback's Black and White, Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty, Ang Lee's The Ice Storm, the sci-fi thriller Deep Impact and the crime comedy Chain of Fools. He also lent his voice to the animated film The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.

Wood starred in Ash Wednesday opposite Ed Burns, who also wrote and directed this mobster drama which premiered at the Tribecca Film Festival. He will next be seen in Try Seventeen, opposite Mandy Moore and Franka Potente. Elijah Wood - Film Actor, Television Actor - Biography.com Famous People Named Elijah Synopsis Born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Elijah Wood began acting as a child, with roles in the films Back to the Future II, Paradise and The Good Son. He was later cast as the hobbit Frodo in the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings film series (2001-03), and then returned to play the character for The Hobbit trilogy (2012-14). Wood's eclectic film and TV career also includes Sin City, Everything Is Illuminated, Happy Feet and Wilfred. Child Actor Elijah Jordan Wood was born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His mother Donna Wood got him into modeling and he soon landed a major professional gig, appearing in Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" music video in 1989.

Movie roles followed, with Wood garnering parts in Back to the Future II (1989) and Avalon (1990). Wood's career would see him grow up on the big screen and allow him to be hailed as a prolific actor before adulthood. Some of his more prominent roles included work in the dramas Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer and Forever Young (both released in 1992), with much media buzz surrounding his part in 1993's The Good Son, featuring Macaulay Culkin. Years later, critical attention was given to Wood's portrayal of a teen suburbanite in director Ang Lee's stark drama The Ice Storm (1997). 'The Lord of the Rings' After a few more years of film work, a landmark moment came when Wood was cast as hobbit Frodo Baggins, the lead character in Peter Jackson's epic adaption of The Lord of the Rings book series, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Wood's Frodo was an earnest, gentle being who was dedicated to fulfilling his mission of destroying a ring of evil, though it meant much outer and inner conflict for himself and his friends.

The Rings film trilogy, which was released in theaters from 2001 to 2003, was a massive worldwide success that assured fans across the world would know of Wood's work and emotional depths as an actor. Yet he didn't continue down the path of blockbuster stardom and instead chose movies that were more eclectic and low-key. "It's definitely not been an intentional thing to shy away from mainstream cinema," Wood said in a 2011 interview with The Guardian. "It's more about seizing opportunities that I think are interesting." Eclectic Array of Work Starring in a small-budgeted film Ash Wednesday (2002) immediately after filming Rings, Wood then chose two more intriguing characters to depict—that of an amorous, manipulative technician in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), opposite Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey, and a feral killer in the brutal, moody comic-book noir Sin City (2005). That same year, he was the lead in the richly rendered journey film Everything Is Illuminated.

Wood has continued his big-screen work with a filmography that includes Bobby (2006), Paris Je T'Aime (2007) and animated releases 9 (2009), Happy Feet (2006) and its sequel Happy Feet Two (2011). He has also been featured on the small-screen, starring in a 2011 U.K. adaptation of Treasure Island and in the surreal FX series Wilfred, about the emotionally beleaguered Ryan and his friendship with a dog-suited ruffian. Adding another dimension to his oeuvre, Wood has also done voiceover work for the online sci-fi series Red vs. Blue. Wood happily returned to the world of Middle Earth in Peter Jackson's 2012 adaptation The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first installment of a trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. He was also cast to star in the thrillers Maniac (2012) and Grand Piano (slated for 2013). Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us !

Citation Information Jake Gyllenhaal Bombed His Audition For 'Lord Of The Rings' | The Huffington Post Jake Gyllenhaal Bombed His Audition For 'Lord Of The Rings' 10/30/2013 03:08 pm ET | Updated Oct 30, 2013 240 Christopher Rosen Managing entertainment editor, The Huffington Post AP From the annals of Hollywood near-misses, here's Jake Gyllenhaal telling The Hollywood Reporter about his failed audition to play Frodo in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" franchise . (Elijah Wood was eventually cast in the role.) I remember auditioning for The Lord of the Rings [the role of Frodo] and going in and not being told that I needed a British accent. I really do remember Peter Jackson saying to me, "You know that you have to do this in a British accent?" We heard back it was literally one of the worst auditions. Gyllenhaal isn't the only major actor who was discussed as a possibility for Jackson's blockbuster trilogy. Daniel Day-Lewis was one of the first actors that Jackson sought to play Aragorn, but Day-Lewis passed on the opportunity.

"[This is] not meant to belittle those films or the people [who work on them], because there are people that need to do those films and love to do those films -- they can be fantastically entertaining for the people who love to see them — but it's not for me," Day-Lewis said in a 2009 interview with MTV when asked about performing in franchise films in general . Russell Crowe was also offered the role of Aragorn, but he passed as well . In perhaps the most famous bit of "Lord of the Rings" almost-casting, Sean Connery was chosen for the part of Gandalf. "I never understood it. I read the book. I read the script. I saw the movie. I still don't understand it," Connery said about why he decided against starring in "Lord of the Rings." Gandalf eventually went to Ian McKellen. "Ian McKellen, I believe, is marvelous in it," Connery said. As for Gyllenhaal, no truth to the rumor his Frodo audition sounded like this:

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Answer: Elijah Wood