Samwise Gamgee
Character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
A gardener who follows his master into the land of shadow — his plain-spoken loyalty and stubborn refusal to despair make him the one person in Middle-earth the Ring cannot fully comprehend.
Also known as: Sam, Samwise, Samwise Gamgee, Master Samwise, Sam Gardner
What They Know
- Elvish rope from Lothlórien responds to the user's need and can unknot itself on command
- Lembas bread sustains the will as well as the body — one cake is enough for a day's hard march
- The Phial of Galadriel can drive back Shelob and other creatures that fear the light of the Silmarils
- Gollum is planning to betray them — Sam has seen it in his eyes and in his whispered conversations with himself
- The herbs and plants of the Shire have practical uses that educated folk overlook — kingsfoil is a common weed back home
- Carrying the Ring even briefly showed him its power — it offered him dominion over vast gardens but he saw through the lie
Connections
- member_of — fellowship
- friend_of — frodo
- serves — frodo
- married_to — rosie_cotton
- ally_of — gandalf
- friend_of — merry
- friend_of — pippin
- rivals — gollum
- bears — phial_of_galadriel
- located_at — bag_end
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