Dates
Born 6 April1 III 29832, passed over the Sea late September IV 61 (1383 2-1482 by the Shire-reckoning) Race
Culture
Family
Gamgee (later founded the Gardner 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 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...
Amon Hen, Anemones, Anson Roper, Aragorn Elessar, Asphodel, Banakil, Banazîr, Barad-dûr, Bay, Bell Goodchild, Bilbo Gardner, Bill, Bowman ‘Nick’ Cotton, Bywater Road, Carl ‘Nibs’ Cotton, [See the full list...]Cock-robin, Company of the Ring, Cotton Family, Council of Elrond, Daisy Gamgee, Daisy Gardner, Desolation of the Morannon, Eglantine, Elanor, Elanor Gardner, Elfstan Fairbairn, Emyn Muil, Erling, Fairbairn Family, Fastred of Greenholm, Field of Cormallen, Foxes, Frodo Baggins, Frodo Gardner, Gaffer Gamgee, Galabas, Galbasi, Galpsi, Gamgee Family, Gammidgy, Gardner Family, Gildor Inglorion, Gnats, Goldilocks Gardner, Green Dragon, Green Hill Country, Greenholm, Gwaihir, Halfast ‘Hal’ Gamgee, Halfred Gamgee, Halfred Greenhand, Hamfast ‘Gaffer’ Gamgee, Hamfast Gardner, Hamfast of Gamwich, Hamson Gamgee, Harding of the Hill, Hob Gammidge, Hobson, Holfast Gardner, Holman Greenhand, Holman ‘Long Horn’ Cotton, Holman the greenhanded, Iris, Landroval, Lebethron, Mablung, Malinorni, Marigold Gamgee, Master, May, May Gamgee, Meneldor, Merry Gardner, Mordor, Morgul Pass, Mrs. Lily Cotton (née Lily Brown), Neekerbreekers, Old Gammidgy, Overhill, Party Field, Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took I, Pippin Gardner, Plateau of Gorgoroth, Primrose Gardner, Quest of Mount Doom, Red Book of Westmarch, Ring-bearers, Robin Gardner, Roper Family, Roper Gamgee, Rosa Baggins, Rose Cotton, Rose Gardner, Rowan, Ruby Gardner, Sandyman, Slinker, South Lane, Spiders, Stairs of Cirith Ungol, Star of the Dúnedain, Stinker, Stone of Orthanc, Thain of the Shire, The Fair, ‘The Fall of Gil-galad’, The greenhanded, The Ivy Bush, Tighfield, Tim, Tolman Gardner, Tolman ‘Tom’ Cotton, junior, Tolman ‘Tom’ Cotton, senior, Tom, Travellers, Turnips, Undertowers, Water-lilies, Widow Rumble, Wilcome ‘Jolly’ Cotton, Wiseman Gamwich, Woodhall
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