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  Tolkien 101: Samwise Gamgee

  08.27.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 4 Comments

  If you think it strange to devote an entire article to someone as small and insignificant in the Legendarium as Samwise Gamgee, then you have bought into Sam’s own view of himself, as nothing but a simple gardener from The Shire.

  But many have suggested that Sam, rather than Aragorn or Frodo, is the main hero of The Lord of the Rings; and this view was promulgated by no less an authority than JRR Tolkien himself…

• Legendarium, News

  This week in Middle-earth history: April 4th – 10th

  04.12.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  This week in Middle-earth history: Samwise Gamgee is born, the Gondorians praise the periannath, and Hugo Weaving is born.

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