Samwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly as Sam, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Samwise Gamgee is first introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring.

The courage displayed by Samwise Gamgee on his journey with Frodo, his subjection to dangers and the preparedness to die out of loyalty for Frodo is the kind of spirit that was praised by Tolkien in a number of essays on the Old English poem " The Battle of Maldon ".

Of the remaining members of the Fellowship of the Ring, it is recorded that Samwise Gamgee became Mayor of the Shire, and was an advisor of King Elessar.

Sean Astin ( born February 25, 1971 ) is an American film actor, director, voice artist, and producer best known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, and the title character of Rudy.

There is also some fictional ' background ' information of those poems, linking them to the Hobbit folklore and literature as well as their actual writers ( some of them were written by Samwise Gamgee ).

At the close of Tolkien's main narrative the work is almost complete, and Frodo leaves the task to his gardener Samwise Gamgee.

The ring is wielded by Galadriel of Lothlórien, and possesses radiance that matches that of the stars ; while Frodo Baggins can see it by virtue of being a Ring-bearer, Samwise Gamgee tells Galadriel he only " saw a star through your fingers ".

For example, the Star of Elendil jewel ( Elendilmir ) is identified with the Star of the Dúnedain given to Samwise Gamgee, but Christopher Tolkien refutes this.

She is the first child of Samwise Gamgee and his wife Rose Cotton.

* " Coney " is used instead of the word rabbit by Samwise Gamgee and the other hobbits in J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, as well as in the Monster Blood Tattoo Series, by D. M. Cornish

With the ring gone, the magic and beauty of Lórien also faded along with the extraordinary mallorn trees ( save the one that Samwise Gamgee grew in Hobbiton that lived for centuries ) and it was gradually depopulated, until by the time Arwen came there to die in it was deserted and in ruin.

The novel The Lord of the Rings includes more Hobbits as major characters, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck, as well as several other minor hobbit characters.

J. R. R. Tolkien took the relationship of his characters Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins from his observations while in military service during World War I of the relationship between a batman and his officer.

* Sam Gamgee, a. k. a. Samwise Gamgee and Samwise Gardner, a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium

* Samwise Gamgee, a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth

In the early 2000s, Astin experienced a career breakthrough with his role as Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, released in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

* Elanor Gardner, Samwise Gamgee's daughter in the The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R.

In the narrative of The Lord of the Rings, Gollum leads Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee through Ithilien on the way to the pass of Cirith Ungol into Mordor.

Her most notable role was in the Peter Jackson movies The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Rosie Cotton, a female hobbit who married Samwise Gamgee.

* Samwise Gamgee from the Lord of the Rings trilogy

In Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, a six-year old Elanor was played by Alexandra Astin, real-life daughter of Sean Astin, the actor who played Samwise.

* Bagshot Row, a fictional street near Bag End, the residence of Bilbo Baggins, and later Frodo Baggins before he bequeathed it to Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings

In his role as " translator " of the Red Book of Westmarch, Tolkien devised a strict English translation, Samwís Gamwich, which develops into Samwise Gammidgy and eventually comes to Samwise Gamgee in modern English.

In The Fellowship of the Ring, Samwise Gamgee mentions his cousin Hal claims to have seen a treelike giant, which resembled an elm not only in size but also in actual appearance, in the north of the Shire.

Aragorn and Gandalf then led the final campaign against Sauron's forces at the Black Gate, in an effort to distract the Dark Lord's attention from Frodo and Samwise Gamgee, who were at the same moment scaling Mount Doom to destroy the Ring.

Frodo affectionately dubbed him " Samwise the stouthearted ".

When Frodo was betrayed at the pass of Cirith Ungol, Samwise Gamgee saved it from being captured, but later returned the weapon to Frodo.

Amongst the exceptions to this were the surviving bearers of the One Ring — Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and also Samwise Gamgee, who bore the One Ring for some time during their perilous journey to Mt.

Very few non-Elves are known to have passed along this road, including Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Gimli.

Frodo Baggins ' Samwise Gamgee, and Harry Potter's Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, as well as the afore-mentioned Sancho Panza and Doctor Watson, are notable sidekicks from fiction.

When Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee make their way through the bogs the spindly creature Gollum tells them " not to follow the lights " meaning the will o ' the wisps.

On their way to Mordor to destroy the One Ring in, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee are led through the marshes by Gollum.

Aside from Elves, Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins also went to Valinor from the Grey Havens, and a family tradition held that Samwise Gamgee, having been himself a Ring-bearer, albeit briefly, did likewise, in the year 1482 of the Shire Reckoning, Fourth Age 61.

When Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee and Gollum passed by the city on their way to Cirith Ungol, the One Ring almost succeeded in compelling Frodo to run right to the city gates.

Jackson said that he had cut the encounter from the theatrical version due to its lack of effect ; he commented that in the book it was dramatic since the reader does not know Frodo Baggins ' fate, but in the film the audience knows that both Frodo and Samwise Gamgee are alive.

During the War of the Ring, Faramir son of Steward Denethor II had his base of operations there, and Frodo Baggins and his companion Samwise Gamgee were taken there by his company.

In the year 172 of the Fourth Age, Findegil completed a copy of the Thain's Book, the most complete copy of the Red Book of Westmarch wherein Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee recorded their adventures.

Several of them rescued Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee from Mount Doom after the One Ring had been destroyed.

* 2980-Arwen pledges her hand in marriage to Aragorn ; Frodo Baggins loses both of his parents in a boating accident ; Aragorn, in the service of the Steward of Gondor Ecthelion II leads a taskforce south and kills the Captain of the Haven, ruler of Umbar ; Samwise Gamgee born ; Théoden, son of Thengel, becomes seventeenth king of Rohan after the death of his father.

In the final volume of the story, the five travellers ( Gandalf, the wizard, and Hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took ) stay overnight at The Prancing Pony in Bree where they catch up on the last year's local events with proprietor Barliman Butterbur.

Just before the War of the Ring, the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took crossed through it trying to escape from the Black Riders.

:“ I begin to see it in my mind all the time, like a great wheel of fire .” -- Frodo Baggins speaking to Samwise Gamgee.