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Samwise ‘Sam’ Gamgee (later Gardner)

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Timeline:
Dates: Born 6 April1 III 29832, passed over the Sea late September IV 61 (13832-1482 by the Shire-reckoning)
Race: Hobbits
Culture: Shire-hobbits
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: Mayor of the Shire

Frodo‘s faithful servant

Hamfast
Gamgee
Bell
Goodchild
Hamson
Gamgee
Halfred
Gamgee
Daisy
Gamgee
May
Gamgee
Samwise
Gamgee
Rose
Cotton
Marigold
Gamgee
Elanor
Gardner
Frodo
Gardner
Rose
Gardner
Merry
Gardner
Pippin
Gardner
Goldilocks
Gardner

Faithful servant and companion of Frodo Baggins, who accompanied him into Mordor and aided in the achievement of the Quest of Mount Doom.

Footnotes

1 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.
2

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.

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