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Samwise Gamgee (/ ˈ s æ m ˌ w aɪ z ˈ ɡ æ m ˌ dʒ iː /, usually called Sam) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. A hobbit , Samwise is the chief supporting character of The Lord of the Rings , serving as the loyal companion (in effect, the manservant) of the protagonist Frodo Baggins .
The Red Book of Westmarch (sometimes the Thain's Book [T 1] after its principal version) is a fictional manuscript written by hobbits, related to the author J. R. R. Tolkien's frame stories. It is an instance of the found manuscript literary device, [ 1 ] to explain the source of his legendarium .
The Lord of the Rings is composed of six "books", aside from an introduction, a prologue and six appendices. However, the novel was originally published as three separate volumes, due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. [2] The Two Towers covers Books Three and Four.
A principal figure in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, and the title character in The Return of the King, he becomes king over the reunited kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. Arwen: Daughter of Elrond Half-elven and Celebrían. Marries Aragorn at the end of the War of the Ring and becomes queen of the reunited kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.
"The Council of Elrond" is the second chapter of Book 2 of J. R. R. Tolkien's bestselling fantasy work, The Lord of the Rings, which was published in 1954–1955.It is the longest chapter in that book at some 15,000 words, and critical for explaining the power and threat of the One Ring, for introducing the final members of the Company of the Ring, and for defining the planned quest to destroy it.
The plot of the second film, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, introduces a significant deviation from the book: Faramir does not at first let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go, but decides to bring them and the Ring to Gondor. He takes them to Osgiliath and not until the Nazgûl attack the city and Frodo comes under the threat of capture does he ...
Fans at the Gem State Comic Con may have an opportunity to meet Sean Astin, the lifelong actor whose repertoire includes acclaimed roles like Samwise Gamgee, Rudy, Mikey in “The Goonies,” and ...
In the end, the Phial is used to defeat Shelob, a descendant of Ungoliant, the monstrous servant of Morgoth who had destroyed the light-giving Two Trees of Valinor. [7] The link with The Silmarillion is explicit, as Samwise Gamgee evokes Beren on the stairs of Cirith Ungol, shortly before meeting the spider.