And Now for the Other Love StoryI briefly discussed Sam and Rosie's marriage in Love, Middle-earth Style. At the time it seemed there wasn't much to say. Sam goes off on his long adventure, becomes the second-most famous hobbit in Middle-earth, comes back to the Shire and becomes the third most famous hobbit there, and Rosie pops up almost out of nowhere and says, "Okay, Sam, you've sowed your wild oats, it's time to settle down." About the biggest conflict there is the fact Sam hasn't sown any oats (oh, please, let's not go down the Sam and Frodo path,...