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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.
Valinor is the home of the Valar (singular Vala), spirits that often take humanoid form, sometimes called "gods" by the Men of Middle-earth. [T 11] Other residents of Valinor include the related but less powerful spirits, the Maiar, and most of the Elves. [T 12] Each Vala has his or her own region of the land.
The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths [a] [T 1] and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author.
The Old Straight Road allows the Elves to sail from Middle-earth to Valinor.. The Old Straight Road, the Straight Road, the Lost Road, or the Lost Straight Road, is J. R. R. Tolkien's conception, in his fantasy world of Arda, that his Elves are able to sail to the earthly paradise of Valinor, realm of the godlike Valar.
After a period of rest that serves as "cleansing", their spirits are clothed in bodies identical to their old ones. [T 7] If they do not die in battle or accident, Elves eventually grow weary of Middle-earth and desire to go to Valinor; [T 8] they often sail from the Grey Havens, where Círdan the Shipwright dwells with his folk.
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