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  • [ Daily Tolkien / Lord Of The Rings ] All About Sam

    11/29/2002 10:56:00 AM PST · by JameRetief · 9 replies · 376+ views
    Greenbooks - The One Ring ^ | March 01, 2001 | Quickbeam
    All About Sam Most people think Frodo is the true hero of The Lord of the Rings. To put it another way: It is accepted by nearly all readers that the novel is about Frodo. It’s his quest, his burden, he’s the focus. The little blurbs in magazines that are designed for the non-initiate read like this: "The story of a hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who is sent to destroy an evil Ring of power…" Sound like a good pitch? Not quite. The main character is really Samwise Gamgee, though you may not know it. I’m telling you now, it’s all...
  • [Daily Tolkien/Lord Of The Rings] A Bit of Light: Visions and Transformations of the Ring Quest

    11/18/2002 4:50:13 PM PST · by JameRetief · 14 replies · 644+ views
    Bit Of Earth ^ | Unknown | Cara J. Loup
    ~A Bit of Light~Visions and Transformations of the Ring Quest Author: Cara J. Loup Then as he had kept watch Sam had noticed that at times a light seemed to be shining faintly within; but now the light was even clearer and stronger. Frodo's face was peaceful, the marks of fear and care had left it; but it looked old, old and beautiful, as if the chiselling of the shaping years was now revealed in many fine lines that had before been hidden, though the identity of the face was not changed. Not that Sam Gamgee put it that way...