Sam Gamgee

Sam Gamgee is a fictional character in J.R.R.

Tolkien's *The Lord of the Rings*, the loyal hobbit gardener who accompanies Frodo Baggins to Mount Doom.

His name has become shorthand for steadfast, humble devotion—the faithful servant who carries his master when strength fails: Every hero needs a Sam Gamgee.

The character embodies working-class loyalty elevated to heroism.

Related

Frodo · Samwise Gamgee · potatoes · Rosie · master · brave · rope · Mordor · faithful · cooking · stew · second breakfast · simple · fellowship · carry · Mount Doom · pony · Bill

Categories
Opposites
loyalty and devotion

Sam GamgeeGollum

Judas Iscariot · traitor · betrayer · Saruman · Brutus

heroic archetype

Sam GamgeeSauron

Achilles · Morgoth · dark lord · Saruman · Gollum

social position and ambition

Sam GamgeeSauron

Saruman · Macbeth · Lady Macbeth · Napoleon · usurper

Family

Sam

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G