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Samwise Gamgee

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quests, sacrifice, causes, and the 'longing for Elves', and sheer beauty." Tolkien admired heroism out of loyalty and love, but despised arrogance, pride and wilfulness. The courage and loyalty displayed by Samwise Gamgee on his journey with Frodo is the kind of spirit that Tolkien praised in his essays on the
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of love (for Frodo), where Frodo's quest is one of transcendence. Robertson writes that "Sam's is the simplest yet the most touching of all paths: his simple loyalty and love for Frodo make him the single person who never wavers in his task throughout the book." In his view, Sam always stays grounded
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Tolkien called Sam the "chief hero" of the saga, adding: "I think the simple 'rustic' love of Sam and his Rosie (nowhere elaborated) is absolutely essential to the study of his (the chief hero's) character, and to the theme of the relation of ordinary life (breathing, eating, working, begetting) and
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he writes: "For Frodo the Halfling, it is said, at the bidding of Mithrandir took on himself the burden , and alone with his servant he passed through peril and darkness and came at last in Sauron's despite even to Mount Doom; and there into the Fire where it was wrought he cast the Great Ring of
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The relationship between Frodo and Sam closely reflects the hierarchy of an officer and his servant . Officers had a university education and a middle-class background. Working-class men stayed at the rank of private or at best sergeant. A social gulf divides the literate, leisured Frodo from his
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but had not read the book. Tolkien replied politely and sent Gamgee a signed copy of all three volumes of the book. 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."
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Tolkien states in a letter that "Since Sam was close friends of the family of Cotton (another village-name), I was led astray into the Hobbit-like joke of spelling Gamwichy Gamgee, though I do not think that in actual Hobbit-dialect the joke really arose", i.e.
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So Sam planted saplings in all the places where specially beautiful or beloved trees had been destroyed, and he put a grain of the precious dust in the soil at the root of each. He went up and down the Shire in this labour; but if he paid special attention to
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in simple things like meals and the glory of a sunrise, while Sam ends as the happiest of the Fellowship, having seen the Elves, served as Frodo's companion on the quest, and back in the Shire that he loves, marries Rosie and is blessed with many children.
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notes Sam's courage, which among other things takes the form of "be 'cheerful' without any hope at all". Shippey comments that this may hardly appear sensible, but it "rings true", appearing in old soldiers' recollections of the
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former gardener, now responsible for wake-up calls, cooking and packing... Tolkien maps the gradual breakdown of restraint until Sam can take Frodo in his arms and call him "Mr Frodo, my dear."
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for Sam to continue, hinting that Sam may also be allowed to travel into the West eventually. Sam returns to meet his family at Bag End, ending the story with the words "Well, I'm back."
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and his role as a gardener, helping to replant the trees which had been destroyed while he was away. He was elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive terms.
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with Frodo. The next year they have a daughter, Elanor, the first of their thirteen children. Frodo tells Sam that he (Frodo) and Bilbo will leave
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Tolkien intentionally avoided making Christianity explicit in his Middle-earth writings, choosing instead to allow "the story and the symbolism"
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relationship and class differences between Sam and Frodo are somewhat subdued, though Sam still refers to Frodo as "Mr." (but not "Master").
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Sam was Frodo's gardener. He was drawn into Frodo's adventure while eavesdropping on a private conversation Frodo was having with the wizard
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Languages, Myths and History: An Introduction to the Linguistic and Literary Background of J. R. R. Tolkien's Fiction
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Tolkien wrote in a private letter: "My Sam Gamgee is indeed a reflexion of the English soldier, of the privates and
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approaches; Sam chooses to leave the apparently dead Frodo and take the Ring himself, and briefly becomes the
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for the first of seven consecutive seven-year terms. His descendants took the surname Gardner in his honour.
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on the connected meanings in English of the Gamgee and Cotton family names, "cotton wool" and "cotton ".
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of love. Tolkien's biographers have noted the resemblance of Sam's relationship with Frodo to that of
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Tolkien stated that the relationship of Frodo and Sam reflected that of a British officer and his
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is from the Cotton family. Scholars have remarked on the symbolism in Sam's story, which carries
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The name Gamgee derives from a local name for cotton wool, from a surgical dressing invented by
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who held him captive. Sam returns the ring to Frodo. The two journey through Mordor and into
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in which Tolkien had served as an officer, with different batmen at different times. His
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endings "-wich" or "-wick" (meaning in Old English a dwelling or specialised farm). In
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Although Tolkien does not explicitly say so, Sam is in effect Frodo's self-appointed
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The hobbits return home horrified to find the Shire under the control of "Sharkey" (
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Where the Shadows Lie: a Jungian Interpretation of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
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tree, which he plants at Hobbiton. The saplings grow at an astonishing rate.
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Landa, Ishay (2002). "Slaves of the Ring: Tolkien's Political Unconscious".
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of all the ruffians and their works. Sam travels the length and breadth of
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The Gospel According to Tolkien: visions of the kingdom in Middle-Earth
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The Jungian analyst Pia Skogemann views Sam as standing for one of the
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
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Tolkien later traced the origin of the English surname Gamgee to the
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J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
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clinical psychologist Robin Robertson describes Sam's quest as
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In the fiction, Tolkien pretends that Sam's name is translated
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Robertson, Robin (27 May 2009). "Seven Paths of the Hero in
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Robertson, Robin (30 May 2007). "Seven Paths of the Hero in
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Power, and so at last it was unmade and its evil consumed."
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that he took the name "Gamgee" from a colloquial word in
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named Sam as one of their top heroes in entertainment.
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Faring the best are Mr. Bowden as sidekick Sam Gamgee
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Interrupted Music: The Making Of Tolkien's Mythology
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Frodo gives Sam the estate of Bag End, and the 867:, Tolkien devised a strict English translation, 374:gives Sam a small box of earth from her garden. 196:, the group of nine charged with destroying the 1887:(New York: Workman Publishing, 2008), March 21. 728: 430: 179:, Samwise is the chief supporting character of 1273: 1271: 703:During the journey to destroy the Ring, Sam's 445:, and it was the wonder of the neighbourhood. 2433: 1652: 1650: 1377: 1375: 1177:, book 4, ch. 2, "The Passage of the Marshes" 1008:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8: 1357:, letter 246 to Eileen Elgar, September 1963 1213:, book 6, ch. 1, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" 215:for a short time when Frodo was captured by 2092:Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings 1420:, letter 324 to Graham Tayar, 4-5 June 1971 683:Same-sex relations in The Lord of the Rings 582:, who helps Jesus by carrying his cross to 558:, and Sam, who carried Frodo on the way to 4427: 4021: 3967: 3716: 3431: 3082: 2629: 2440: 2426: 2418: 765:Pseudotranslation in The Lord of the Rings 707:exemplifies that of a military servant or 628:. He notes the etymology of "cheer", from 350:, Frodo's cousins, travelling together to 1961:. p. 24 – via newspapers.com. 1641: 1441: 1417: 1405: 1396:, letter 184 to Sam Gamgee, 18 March 1956 1393: 1381: 1354: 1342: 1325: 250:. Psychologists have seen Sam's quest as 27:Hobbit character in The Lord of the Rings 1536: 1524: 1508:"The Gospel According to J.R.R. 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Index

Hamfast Gamgee
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Hobbit
Company of the Ring
Rosie Cotton
/ˈsæmˌwzˈɡæmˌ/
J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle-earth
hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
protagonist
Frodo Baggins
Company of the Ring
One Ring
Sauron
Gandalf
Ring-bearer
orcs
War of the Ring
the Shire
Sampson Gamgee
Sam's girlfriend Rosie
echoes of Christianity
Simon of Cyrene
a hero of the story
a psychological journey
military servants
British Army
First World War

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