Dates
Born 6 April1 III 29802, passed over the Sea late September IV 61 (1380 2-1480 by the Shire-reckoning) Race
Culture
Family
Pronunciation
sa'mwize ga'mjee
Meaning
'Samwise' means 'half-wise' (i.e. simple or foolish) 'Gamgee' comes from 'Gamwichy', referring to the village of Gamwich where the family was founded Other names
Known in his later years as 'Sam Gardner' Title
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Faithful servant and companion of Frodo Baggins, who accompanied him into Mordor and aided in the achievement of the Quest of Mount Doom.
Notes
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The date of Sam's birthday is not certain. This date is given in Appendix D of The Lord of the Rings as the date of celebrations on the Party Field in Hobbiton. One explanation is that this was Sam's birthday, but an alternative reason is that this is also the date of the Elvish new year (called Yestarë). It is possible, of course, that both explanations are correct, and Sam happened to have been born on this auspicious day. |
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Until recently, the Tale of Years carried an error for Sam's date of birth, giving it as III 2983 rather than SR 1380 (that is III 2980), long established by his genealogical tree. In more recent editions of The Lord of the Rings, this error has been corrected. |
See also...
Aman, Amon Hen, Andwise ‘Andy’ Roper, Anemones, Anson Roper, Apples, Aragorn Elessar, Asphodel, Banakil, Banazîr, Barad-dûr, Bay, Bell Goodchild, Bilbo Gamgee, Bill, [See the full list...]Bowman ‘Nick’ Cotton, Box-woods, Bywater Road, Carl ‘Nibs’ Cotton, Cock-robin, Companions of the Ring, Company of the Ring, Cotton Family, Council of Elrond, Daisy Gamgee, Daisy Gamgee, Desolation of the Morannon, Eglantine, Elanor, Elanor Gamgee, Elfstan Fairbairn, Emyn Muil, Erling, Fairbairn Family, Fastred of Greenholm, Field of Cormallen, Fíriel, Folklands, Fourth Age, Foxes, Frodo Baggins, Frodo Gardner, Gaffer Gamgee, Galabas, Galadriel, Galbasi, Galpsi, Gamgee Family, Gammidgy, Gardner Family, Gildor Inglorion, Gnats, Goldilocks Gamgee, Green Dragon, Green Hill Country, Greenholm, Gwaihir, Halfast ‘Hal’ Gamgee, Halfred Gamgee, Halfred Greenhand, Halfred of Overhill, Hamfast ‘Gaffer’ Gamgee, Hamfast Gamgee, Hamfast of Gamwich, Hamson Gamgee, Harding of the Hill, Hending, Hob Gammidge, Hobson, Holfast Gardner, Holman Greenhand, Holman ‘Long Hom’ Cotton, Holman the greenhanded, Ilexes, Iris, Landroval, Lebethron, Longfather-tree of Master Samwise, Mablung, Malinorni, Marigold Gamgee, Master, May, May Gamgee, Mayor of Michel Delving, Meneldor, Merry Gamgee, Mordor, Morgul Pass, Mrs. Lily Cotton (née Lily Brown), Neekerbreekers, Old Gamgee, Old Gammidgy, Overhill, Party Field, Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took I, Pippin Gamgee, Plateau of Gorgoroth, Primeroles, Primrose Gamgee, Quest of Mount Doom, Red Book of Westmarch, Ring-bearers, Robin Gamgee, Roper Family, Roper Gamgee, Rosa Baggins, Rose Cotton, Rose Gamgee, Rowan, Ruby Gamgee, Sage, Sammath Naur, Sandyman, Slinker, South Lane, Spiders, Stairs of Cirith Ungol, Star of the Dúnedain, Stinker, Stock Road, Stone of Orthanc, Straight Stair, Thain of the Shire, The Fair, ‘The Fall of Gil-galad’, The greenhanded, The Ivy Bush, The Watcher, Tighfield, Tim, Tolman Gamgee, Tolman ‘Tom’ Cotton, junior, Tolman ‘Tom’ Cotton, senior, Tom, Travellers, Tree-men, Turnips, Undertowers, Under-way, Water-lilies, Westmarch of the Shire, Widow Rumble, Wilcome ‘Jolly’ Cotton, Wilcome ‘Will’ Cotton, Wiseman Gamwich, Woodhall
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