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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

  This week in Middle-earth history: March 7-13

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

  This week in Middle-earth history: Frodo and Sam are taken prisoner by Faramir; Aragorn travels the Paths of the Dead, and defeats the Corsairs of Umbar.

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