Sam Board! for sam fans!

[Taure Leafsilver]

not enuff people like sam so here it is, a sam board! post pics, quotes, ideas, What ever!As long as it has to do with every one's favorite Gamgee!
(from movie) *WING!**WONG!* I think Im getting the hang of this!*WANG!*

[Nilwen]

The first time I read the books I wasn't shur if Sam was a gay or a girl,becuese of the friendship between Sam and Frodo.I was very young than though and now I know the trueth.Thats funny is it not? smilies/smile.gif

[lathspell]

Po-ta-toes

[Eruwen]

My favorite quote from the movie of Sam,

I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise: "Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee." And I don't mean to. I don't mean to.

It makes me cry everytime I read it. Sam is so sweet!

And, to show the best friendship in the world...New TTT pics of Frodo and Sam. (Thanx to Tigerlily)
http://www.psy-strike.com/frodo.jpg
http://www.psy-strike.com/sam.jpg

[Frodo Baggins]

Oh, Eruwen, your going to make me cry!1 What sweet pictures! Where'd Tigerlily get them?
Ohh! wait till Sam sees this!

"Eavesdropping, sir? I don't folow you, begging your pardon, there ain;t no eaves at Bag-End, and that's a fact!"

Probably one of my favourite Sam quotes! I will post more later!

[TolkienGurl]

The relationship between Sam and Frodo, in my opinion, is the best portrayed friendship in all of literature and movie history. Sam is so caring and loving, willing to give everything up for Frodo, and Frodo is always there for Sam. In TTT, it almost made me cry when Sam though Frodo was dead and decided to carry out the Quest by himself. That is true devotion.

Three cheers for Sam!
Hip hip hooray! smilies/smile.gif
Hip hip hooray! smilies/smile.gif
Hip hip hooray! smilies/smile.gif

(He's also cool because my name is Sam too! smilies/biggrin.gif )

~TolkienGurl, the ultimate Tolkien fan~ smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

A good quote:

Sam: I have been droppin no eves sir, honest. I was just cutting the grass under the window there, if you follow me.
Gandalf: A little late for trimming the verge don’t you think?
Sam: I heard raised voices.
Gandalf: What did you hear?! Speak!!!!
Sam: N-n-n-nothing important. That is I heard a good deal about a ring and a dark lord and something about the end of the world. But please Mister Gandalf sir, don’t hurt me. Don’t turn me into anythin’ --unnatural.
Gandalf: No, perhaps not. I have thought of a better use for you…


An O.K. Pic:


http://www.lordoftherings.net/images/ca_sasti.jpg

Hope this works!

[Rose Cotton]

http://www.plauder-smilies.de/love/luvlove.gif I love Sam!!!!!!!
He's so BRAVE!
and LOYAL
and KIND
and FUNNY
and FUN
and TALENTED
and...........well, I could go on for days.

Eruwen, those are wonderfull pics!

[Taure Leafsilver]

ERUWEN I LOVE YOU!!!! these pics hath made my day!!!!! I was looking for these.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Tigerlily got them from www.theonering.net (http://www.theonering.net) ~ they are in the new trailer...

Fav. Sam moment:
In western lands beneath the Sun
the flowers may rise in Spring,
the trees may bud, the waters run,
the merry finches sing.
Or there maybe 'tis cloudless night
and swaying beeches bare
the Elven-stars as jewels white
amid their branching hair.

Though here at journey's end I lie
in darkness buried deep,
beyond all towers strong and high,
beyond all mountains steep,
above the shadows rides the Sun
and Stars forever dwell:
I will not say the day is done,
nor bid the Stars farewell.

I also enjoy his Oliphaunt speech!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Cold Sam...

<img height="200" width="300" src="http://www.psy-strike.com/samfrodosnow.jpg">

[ October 02, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

For music lovers...
Here is a track I found at Mp3.com called "The Choices of Master Samwise"
It is written by a girl named Linsay Anne Klemm (who has a number of LOTR inspired pieces on this website). http://play.mp3.com/cgi-bin/play/play.cgi/AAIBQitYIgDABG5vcm1QBAAAAFKq9wQAUQEAAABDnTmGPXDdFm _6dEgrqCehIljn0Bc-/The_Choices_of_Master_.m3u

[Taure Leafsilver]

The reason Im obsessed with sam and not frodo or legolas 1)he mae me cry a thousand times 2)he's so faithful and brave and loving towards frodo 3)see my pic....that is Sean Astin smilies/eek.gif "Legi-who?" smilies/biggrin.gif

[Lostolin]

Not to offend any Sam-lovers but wasn't Sam only effective throughout the novel because he was a wee bit unintelligent? The One Ring offers him a garden?! Sam helps Frodo every step of the way to Mordor because he is too dumb to realize the chances of making it are slim? Emblazoned in his head is the quest they need to do, and nothing will stop him from doing it (which is a good thing). Then, the scene in the movie where he drowns himself to get to Frodo! smilies/rolleyes.gif I don't want to offend anybody by this quote, it is just an honest question of Sam's intelligence.

[Taure Leafsilver]

sam's intellect isn't why he folowed frodo also the drowning scene is in the book and I thought it was sweet. Also sam is NOT as edjucated as frodo....or any of the others in the fellowship but he is not stupid. I believe he was ment to follow Frodo, and he knew it.

[ October 03, 2002: Message edited by: Taure Leafsilver ]

[Rose Cotton]

SAM IS NOT STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*takes out a sword and threatens to chop to pieces anyone who says Sam is dumb again* smilies/wink.gif

[Eruwen]

I am right with you, Rose. Sam was not dumb. He just didn't have as much intellect as Frodo. Of course, Frodo was alot older than Sam. So that could explain it.

But out of all the Hobbits, I would think that Sam would be one of the brightest ones. {Who got Mayor at the end? Huh? Could it be...Sam?!?}

Whoo. This calls for another great picture. Sam and the Cave Troll!!!
http://www.bagendinn.com/images/samandtroll.jpg

GO SAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ October 03, 2002: Message edited by: Eruwen ]

[ColletteTook]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE SAM! HES MY FAVORITE CHARCTER WHHEEEE! Without him, Frodo would have never had the strength and will to destroy the ring! (One entire side of my bedroom wall is covered in sam paraphanalia) I loooooove him! hes the best!

[Arathiriel]

Sam IS NOT DUMB or STUPID!!!

He went with Frodo not because he didn't realize what he was getting himself into beforehand but because I believe he FULL well knew that neither of them were likely to return from it!

I love Sam because he's a very gentle soul, so loyal to those he calls his friend. He may not have had a much education as Frodo or Merry or Pippin had but I believe he was one of the wisest Hobbits to ever live in the Shire!

*sighs*

I do SO love Samwise Gamgee! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Brinniel]

Pictures devoted to Sam:
http://www.fantasyplanet.cz/gfx/pictures_clanky/lotr_gal_velky_2002_7_31_9_26_34.jpg
http://www.fantasyplanet.cz/gfx/pictures_clanky/lotr_gal_velky_2002_7_31_9_17_33.jpg

Sam is so sweet! Without him, Frodo would've never survived Mordor. Sam isn't dumb, but he is VERY brave.

[Frodo Baggins]

Man! Where is that Samwise????

No he wasn;t stupid, but I am not offended by people's comments about that.

HOWEVER, the next person that suggests in my presence that Sam is gay will be relieved of their heads personally by me!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Sam was very smart, he just put his master before himself.
He had better common sense than Frodo... I mean, come on, look who trusted Gollum and who didn't. Sam knew all along.
Also, Sam learns what he can - look at all of the old poems and songs he has memorized...

I guess he still acts slightly juvenille (as when he almost drowned to stay with Frodo), that's what I would say, but he was indeed smart.

[Taure Leafsilver]

IF I HEAR ONE MORE "sam is gay" coment I'll GO BALISTIC!!!! people take his unflinceing loyaltiy the wrong way! (and photo manipulation is wrong *jerks spasticly*) smilies/wink.gif smilies/wink.gif smilies/wink.gif smilies/mad.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

and photo manipulation is wrong *jerks spasticly*
Ug! Did you see that wallpaper that someone created too??? Why?? Why?

But now let's sail past this point of the topic and back to Sam...

[ October 03, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]

[Taure Leafsilver]

look at my pic
smilies/eek.gif IT'S SEAN ASTIN!!!! AND HE'S HOT!!

[ October 04, 2002: Message edited by: Taure Leafsilver ]

[Rose Cotton]

Man! Where is that Samwise????
No he wasn;t stupid, but I am not offended by people's comments about that.

HOWEVER, the next person that suggests in my presence that Sam is gay will be relieved of their heads personally by me!


And their arms...and legs....and....

I'M WITH YOU FRODO!

[Frodo Baggins]

GO ROSIE!!!!

"'Frodo, Mr.Frodo!' he called. 'Don't leave me here alone! It's your Sam calling. Don't go where I can't follow! Wake up, Mr. Frodo! O wake up. Frod, me dear, me dear. Wake up!"

That part always makes me cry!

[Samwise]

Sam: http://www.plauder-smilies.de/bawling.gif

Stacey: Samwise, calm DOWN....

Sam: I CAN'T! Everybody's bein' so sweet!

Stacey: Oi... smilies/rolleyes.gif *Whispers to Frodo* uh, sir, there's a bit of a rescue that needs tending to, don't know if you got my other messages, but a certain fave Hobbit of ours is having a ROUGH time of it...

As for my personal two cents: I've been in love with my dear Samwise since I was 12. When I first laid eyes on Mr. Astin at Bilbo's party and I knew he was moping over Rosie, I knew he'd do my Sam proud! smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.plauder-smilies.de/biggthumpup.gif

Gosh...favorite Sam quote: Where do I begin!?!?
Mr. Frodo, sir!" cried Sam, quaking. "Don't let him hurt me, sir! Don't let him turn me into anything unnatural! My old dad would take on so. I meant no harm, on my honour, sir! "
"Well, sir, said Sam, dithering a little. "I heard a great deal that I didn't rightly understand, about an enemy, and rings, and Mr. Bilbo, sir, and dragons, and a fiery mountain, and - and Elves, sir. I listened because I couldn't help myself, if you know what I mean. Lor bless me, sir, but I do love tales of that sort. And I believe them, too, whatever Ted may say. Elves, sir! I would dearly love to see them. Couldn't you take me to see Elves, sir, when you go? "
"Me, sir!" cried Sam, springing up like a dog invited for a walk. "Me go and see Elves and all! Hooray! "he shouted, and then burst into tears.
"You'd better be hidden, Mr. Frodo," said Sam. "You get down in the waggon and cover up with blankets, and we'll send this rider to the rightabouts!" (I just adore the way Sam talks).
"But you can't leave poor old Bill behind in this forsaken place, Mr. Gandalf!" cried Sam, angry and distressed. "I won't have it, and that's flat. After he has come so far and all! " smilies/mad.gif
"He'd follow Mr. Frodo into a dragon's den, if I led him." protested Sam.
Sam stood sullenly by the pony and returned no answer. Bill, seeming to understand well what was going on, nuzzled up to him, putting his nose to Sam's ear. Sam burst into tears, and fumbled with the straps, unloading all the pony's packs and throwing them on the ground.
At that moment from far off the wind bore to their ears the howling of wolves. Bill the pony started in fear, and Sam sprang to his side and whispered softly to him.
Sam, clinging to Frodo's arm, collapsed on a step in the black darkness. "Poor old Bill!" he said in a choking voice, "Poor old Bill! Wolves and snakes! But the snakes were too much for him. I had to choose, Mr. Frodo. I had to come with you."(that whole thing with Bill broke my heart...)
Sam plainly was beginning to have doubts again about Strider; but while they were talking he returned, appearing suddenly out of the shadows. They started, and Sam drew his sword and stood over Frodo. (ever the dear faithful Sam.... http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/supergrin.gif
"But you won't send him off alone, surely, Master?" cried Sam, unable to contain himself any longer, and jumping up from the corner where he had been quietly sitting on the floor.
"No, indeed!" said Elrond, turning towards him with a smile. "You at least shall go with him. It hardly possible to separate you from him. " (I like the way they did this part in the movie, too: "Mister Frodo's not goin' anywhere without me!")

"If you don't come back, sir, then I shan't, that's certain." said Sam. "'Don't you leave him!' they said to me. 'Leave him!' I said. 'I never mean to. I am going with him, if he climbs to the moon, and if any of those Black Riders try to stop him, they'll have Sam Gamgee to reckon with.' I said. "
"Elves! " exclaimed Sam. "Elves, sir!" He would have burst out of the trees and dashed off, if they had not pulled him back.
"What about the elves?" said Sam, too excited. "Can't we go and see them? "(he is toooo adorable...)
(Movie Stuff)
Aragorn: "Sam, do you know what athleas is?"
Sam:"Athleas?"
Aragorn: "Kingsfoil."
Sam: "Kingsfoil, that's a weed! "
(Yeah, I know, that particular instance didn't happen that way in the book. Nevertheless, I thought it was kinda cute/funny that Aragorn asked Sam of all people, and of course, Sam's response....)
Movie Moment
*Frodo and Sam walking across a feild*
*Sam stops* "This is it. "
*Frodo turns* "What's it? "
*Sam* "If I take another step, I'll be the farthest from home that I've ever been."
Or the part where they're in the cornfield and Sam realizes he's alone and gets all panicky like a little kid who's lost his mother in the department store:
"Mister Frodo???" smilies/eek.gif
LOTR (Movie) Moment (IV) (Moria)

Orcs are everywhere

Samwise whacks one with a pot

gets..."the hang of this!" (heehee--love that part....)


Erg....I'm going to get in trouble for making an over-long post. You guys get the idea, right? smilies/wink.gif

[ October 04, 2002: Message edited by: Samwise ]

[Taure Leafsilver]

WOW this board is going well! I told a guy at school that likes LOTR about loveing sam and he gave me a funny look and said "your favorite chariter is SAM?!?!" hhehehe I thought it was funny
My idea on ending: Frodo goes off becomes imortal(I couldnt live if he died with no children)Sam follows later and they live on ((dont prosicute me on this but if they wernt together forever in the end it would be WRONG!! I can just imagine Sam locked in his room looking at his cape ext. and crying to him self "dont leave him, Never!! smilies/frown.gif "

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Thank you for all of those quotes, Samwise. They are wonderful!

[Rose Cotton]

Wow! Who would have guessed there were so many Sam fans? YAY!

[Eruwen]

Aww, Samwise. Those were really good. I actually thought you would never see this topic.

Another quote from the movie:
Frodo:I don't suppose we'll ever see them again.
Sam:We may yet, Mr Frodo. We may.
Frodo:Sam...(He smiles)I'm glad you're with me.

http://frodoandsam.net/images/movie/frodosam-042.jpg

Oh, I feel like crying now. I love this topic. It is so sweet!

[Hanna_Gamgee]

Sam is my second favorite character. I agree with everything that has alredy been said. I love the Oliphaunt poetry. The one in the TTT preview looked good.

Grey as a mouse,
Big as a house,
Nose like a snake,
I make the earth shake,
As I tramp through the grass,
Trees crack as I pass.
With horns in my mouth
I walk in the south,
Flapping big ears.
Beyond count of ears
I stump round and round,
Never lie on the ground,
Not even to die
Oliphaunt am I,
Biggest of all,
Huge, old, and tall.
If ever you'd met me.
You wouldn't forget me.
If you never do,
You won't think I'm true;
But old Oliphaunt am I,
And I never lie.

[Frodo Baggins]

YAY SAM!!!

You finally got here!!!

[Taure Leafsilver]

Yay! Sam! Could there be a more loyal charater

[vanwalossien]

Sam is just adorable! I loved those TTT pics! I start crying nearly every time I hear "In Dreams" from the soundtrack, 'cause it reminds me so much about Sam. The friendship between Sam and Frodo is one of the most moving things I've ever read! Mr. Astin is a great Sam, isn't he? I think he might be one of the actors who're most perfect for his part.

[ October 08, 2002: Message edited by: vanwalossien ]

[Neferchoirwen]

This thread makes me cry. Tigerlily, those were wonderful, and the catharsis is great.
*hugs Tigerlily*

and here's a hug for Sam:
*hugs Sam too*

[Taure Leafsilver]

I just relived somthing, if PJ does the movies right won't sam have the last line in EVERY movie? Arent I right?

[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: Taure Leafsilver ]

[vanwalossien]

Yes! You're totally right.
We may It's THE best finishing line ever!

[Taure Leafsilver]

the 2nd movie: The entire end of the 2 is ALL SAM! even if the cut shelob
the third well, Im back Im gonna disolve in tears

[Frodess]

YES!!!! SAM!!!! I'm glad that some people love Sam! Some people say he's chunky, but all the better, I say! Sam is the best hobbit ever! He's the most upstanding and morally righteous hobbit in the Shire. SAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!! smilies/smile.gif smilies/smile.gif smilies/smile.gif smilies/smile.gif

[Rose Cotton]

Sam is such a welcoming charicter that putting him at the end of the movies is like saying: "Now come back next year"

At least that's the message I get. And just hearing his lines from the Trailor makes me want to see the movie.

[Neferchoirwen]

I was at a jazz concert last Friday night, and the percussionist looks like a 6-foot version of Samwise. I asked for his autograph, and when he said "yes," he actually sounded like a soft spoken Sam.

Btw, he's the cutest in the band.

[Taure Leafsilver]

Ack! Sam look alike! smilies/eek.gif downloading the LOTR radio show and Sam sounds Perfect!!!

[Arathiriel]

I love the BBC's radio version of LOTR and incidentially I fell in love with the actor who did Sam's voice in that version! William Nigh is his name and he did a really wonderful job in the radio version!

But as much as I enjoyed Nigh's interpetation of Sam, to me the only actor to play Sam on the big screen is Sean Astin as to me he is the perfect choice to play Sam even as Elijah Wood was the perfect choice to play Frodo!

smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Taure Leafsilver]

yes I agree, the only other person who could of done Frodo well is this guy at my school who loves LOTR, his name is Clay. Maybe I should tell him he looks like a Frodo,he even has curly hair! but its dark red. Might work though.........maybe we could make our own LOTR movie. Unabriged with Tom Bombadill incuded!!!

[Taure Leafsilver]

hehe told the guy he looked liked frodo, tuned out i was the 8th person to say it!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Taure Leafsilver]

ack! i now have "the choices of Master Samwise" BBC radio episode on cd! Sam makes me giggle!

[Paul Willson]

Sam is an loyalm devoted friend. OK a bit of a bumbler but when the chips are down I would rely on him to be there when needed
Paul smilies/wink.gif

[ColletteTook]

*sniff* i think my favorite book part of Sam is when he starts singing the song about elves, and the other hobbits turn around suprised at his singing (cute little sam being so shy..HEHE! *goes into an involuntary giggling fit*) and he blushes and they make him sing the one about tom bombadil gettin' his boot stuck.....*coughs* well, you all read it.

[Taure Leafsilver]

Sam is now the Barrow-Downs welcome page topic!!!!! I 'bout jumped out of my bright yellow boots when I saw Sam on the front page........I think I hugged my modem!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

The new Samwise Gamgee theme is great!!!! smilies/smile.gif

[Rose Cotton]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAM IS THE THEME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU BARROWWRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I just had to get that out of my system. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif

This had totally made my day.


Edit: I just took a closer look at the main page. I can't belive I had to choose which of Sam's traits I admired best!

Then I took the quiz and got a 90%. YAY!
Um..the only one I got wrong was the question that asked for Sam's other name. Where in the books is that mentioned?

What did you all get on the quiz?

[ October 22, 2002: Message edited by: Rose Cotton ]

[Eruwen]

Rose, I don't think it is mentioned in the books. His real "hobbitish" name though is Banazîr "Ban" Galbasi. I'm pretty sure that's what his last name is at least. I saw these names and other words in the Hobbitish language on a website I found. If you want, I can pm you the link to it.

But I must congratulate you on the quiz. I only got 70%. I guess I need to go read more about Sam. He is soo cool!

[Taure Leafsilver]

I got a 90 Dagit!! What is your real name Sam???????

[Orual]

LoL, I got 90% too...all but Sam's real name! I read it even, in the appendices. It's Banazir, I think, but I put Ran-something, which is the Gaffer's Hobbitish name. Why does everybody have to have at least two names in LotR??????

Sam rocks my socks. It's cool that so many other people like him--nobody else I know does, as much as I do.

~*~Orual~*~

[Rose Cotton]

I would love the link to that site Eruwen. Thanks.

[Taure Leafsilver]

OOH!! I got a cool sam AND Frodo site! here it is!frodo and sam! (http://frodoandsam.net/)

[Ringethiriel]

SAM RULES!!!
he is the character who holds the fellowship together and keeps their hopes up. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Sam has been one of my very favorite characters for over 35 years, and I have to say that Sean Astin brought the Sam of my imagination to life on the screen.
In all my years of reading these books, I never once thought that Sam & Frodo's relationship was anything other than 2 very dear friends, friends that were willing to sacrifice anything, even their lives, for one another. The people that denigrate this friendship by saying Frodo & Sam are gay have obviously never had such a close friend.

I have many favorite "Sam" quotes, but this one always makes me cry.

"Where are you going, Master?" cried Sam, though at last he understood what was happening. "To the Havens, Sam," said Frodo. "And I can't come."

And of course, the very last line: "Well, I'm back," he said.

[Eruwen]

It's been a while since anyone posted here, but I found a great picture whuch represents the friendship of Frodo and Sam, and how Sam helps Frodo even when they aren't climbing a huge mountain of doorm. I thought it deserved to be shown on the "Sam board", so here it is.

http://img.www.tolkienonline.com/pm_pictures/245.jpg

I hope it works, for if it does, all of you Sam fans will see how sweet it is.

[ June 22, 2003: Message edited by: Eruwen ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Thank you, Eruwen, that is a great picture.
Also, there is a site that is completely dedicated to Sam... you can find it at www.bitofearth.net (http://www.bitofearth.net) - they do some great fundraising work there, and they even did a garden planting where Sean Astin helped out!

[steve]

first i gota say, orual I Love your signature.
Samwise Gamgee is the best charachter in all literature, which the acception of maybe Arthur Pendragon, but that aside, i just Adore Sam, and I would have no problem if he was gay smilies/evil.gif , even tho I know hes not smilies/frown.gif
oh well and I think the most memerable line from any book has to be "Well, I'm Home" that makes me cry

[Chris]

Sam is my absolute favorite character. Without him, Frodo wouldn't have even have made it out of the Shire. In the book, Sam gathers the information about Frodo's leaving and gives it to Merry and Pippin. When Frodo can't go on, Sam carries him. Sam is the epitomy of friendship, love, loyalty, simplicity, and devotion. He thinks of others before himself and becomes a servant for others. I can't imagine anyone calling him stupid. Plus, isn't Sean Astin just the cutest guy to play him?

[Estella Brandybuck]

*runs in a la Roadrunner* Sam fans? Oh yes, that definitely includes me. smilies/wink.gif Tigerlily Gamgee posted my favorite part of the books on the first page - Sam's song in Cirith Ungol. *sniffle* Amazing...

Sam is my favorite character in LotR. Brave, loyal, with a nice sense of humor, and he's just so... hobbity. And how can you not love a gardener who recites poetry? smilies/wink.gif

I think Sean Astin was the perfect choice for Sam. I saw the first movie before I read any of the books, and Astin just made me fall in love with the character. He's got that humble, hobbity (I need a new adjective for what I need to say in place of "hobbity" smilies/tongue.gif ) image down-pat. He can go from wide-eyed gardener to loyal fighter perfectly, and yet he still retains that... hobbit-ness. smilies/tongue.gif

[ June 24, 2003: Message edited by: Estella Brandybuck ]

[Samwise]

Oh, Miss Eruwen, that's lovely. I had a much smaller version of that pic in my files (I call it, "Lean on me"), but I'm replacing it with yours. smilies/wink.gif

[Aredhel Ar Feiniel]

Ah, Samwise Gamgee. Who doesn't love Sam?! smilies/biggrin.gif

[samwise_gamgee_4eva]

I luv samwise gamgee & also sean astin, samwise haz such a great personality lol some timez he makes me cry, & i am really mad because i went to the shops to get a poster of samwise but they did'nt have any & i think samwise deserves to be on a poster since he is one of the main characters

[Samwise]

I have an entire file full of Sam lines...or lines said about Sam, with a few Sean Astin quotes sprinkled in. smilies/biggrin.gif
“Queer things you do hear these days, to be sure.” said Sam.

[Armetiel]

Sam's the best smilies/smile.gif

I love how Tolkien made it so that Sam says the last spoken part at the end of each of the three books smilies/biggrin.gif

He's my fav hobbit too smilies/smile.gif And was portrayed AWESOME in the movie smilies/smile.gif

(Where can I download the radio version?)

[Eruwen]

Here, here to all of the recent fans of Sam. And in honor of his brilliant portayal in the ROTK movie, I give you a picture...or, at least, the link to a picture just to make sure I'm following the B-W's new pic rule.

The most heart-wrenching moment I had in ROTK (http://www.warofthering.net/photos/rotksam/images/rotk_15_05.jpg)

Also, in honor of the movie, I have begun a new series of signatures and avatars. I will do a different character each month, and I thought I'd start off the month of February with Sam.

[Galadel Vinorel]

I LOVE Sam! He is certainly one of my favorite characters in the LOTR books and the movie as well.

He is sweet and polite. I love how he talks to Captain Faramir and Frodo. I also love the way he takes care of Frodo when he is getting worse because of the ring as they travel to Mordor. He is the coolest hobbit ever, and perhaps my very favorite character in the books as well. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

The website I posted a link to before is no more... BitofEarth.net is gone. Many things happened there that are unspeakable in the fan community and many of us were deceived...

but the good news is... a NEW Sam site has been created by the woman who created Sean-astin.net
SamwiseGamgee.net (http://www.samwisegamgee.net)

And, here are some lovely Sam moments from ROTK:
http://www.ladyofrohan.com/samfrodo.JPG
http://www.ladyofrohan.com/samfrodo2.JPG
http://www.ladyofrohan.com/bravesam.JPG

[Eruwen]

Oh, thank you so much, Tigerlily. I have been looking for pics from the Gray Havens for so long, but I have not been able to find any. The middle one is my favorite. Thank you again!!!!

[Iris Alantiel]

OK, first things first:

the next person that suggests in my presence that Sam is gay will be relieved of their heads personally by me!

I'm with you on that, Frodo! I don't have a problem with people being straight or gay per se in real life, but it bothers me when everyone assumes that two people of the same gender can't have a close friendship or even love between them without being gay.

Now that I've gotten that out of the way, one of my favourite individual lines from Sam has been "Don't go where I can't follow" - it brings tears to my eyes every time. And I absolutely love Sam's song in the book, the one I take my signature from - he's always so hopeful! I love him! I think his hopefulness is equally important for me, if not more so - it's a major part of the reason why I love Sam as a character.

But my favourite scene in general is when Sam talks about whether they might get put into songs or tales one day. At that point in the movie, I always start laughing, because they *are* in a story. Then they start talking about parents telling the story of Frodo and the ring to their children, and I remember how my dad read the book to me when I was young. Then Frodo says his whole "I want to hear more about Sam" line and it always makes me smile, because that was me when I was young. Sam was always my favourite. Wonderful, wonderful Sam.

[Samwise]

Oh, Miss Tigerlily! Thank you SO much! I and the ladies on my own LOTR board have been looking for that 'cap of Frodo kissing Sam on the head...that is SOOO positively sweet!!! *has to get Kleenex* Thank you! smilies/wink.gif

[samwise_gamgee_4eva]

I think it is very unfair that samwise gamgee (Sean Astin) does'nt even get a poster, i tried to find one at the shops but they said they did'nt have any
-_-

[Elanor the Fair]

Yeah Sam has been my favorite character since the first time that I saw the movie. Then when I read the books I fell in love with him even more! Funny, the only problem that I saw in the Hobbit was that Sam was not in it! Where I live, I am surrounded by legolas or Froto fans so I don't have any one to talk to. Even if I try to bring up a conversation about Sam my friends would say the 'O' word. (obsession)

There are many things about sam that I admire, such as of coarse his loyalty and bravery. But also his courage and honesty. I even tried to write an English paper on the person that we admire the most, but it had to be an acttural person.:(

I am totally against the whole Sam is gay thing. I mean, Sam loved Frodo but not in that kind of way; it was in a brotherly way. Plus it wouldn't make since with the fact that he married Rosie. They were just very close friends that's all.

And one of my most favorite lines are "If I can't carry it for you, I'll carry you" (I may have not gotten the wordinf right on that) and of coarse the" Well, I'm back." line!

I do really hope that people will start giving Sam the respect that he deserves. I have started at my school by turning SOME of my friends into "sam fans" as I like to call them!

[samwise7]

I'm a big Sam fan.

I like that he is simple, honest, and a true friend from the start to the end. He's steadfast, caring, and is as tough as a doornail. He never gives up, and strives to finish the quest beyond hope.

He's one of my heroes of literature, and I think, a good role model.

Dumb people can be admired too. :)

See my signature below.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Samwise, that is a very interesting signature! Did you write it yourself or is it a quote by someone else?

[samwise7]

My signature is from The Return of the King, the animated movie.

It was my version of Barney growing up. :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Oh I just LOVE Samwise! Not just becaus ehe's a great hobbit, but because the actor who portrays him in the PJ adaptations (Sean Astin) is incredibly good looking (which you can read about the best looking in my opinion in this (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=14470) thread)

Oh I do LOVE Samwise... my dearest Samwise!

[Eönwë]

Sam was always my favourite charater (after Tom Bombadil).

Watch this (http://www.mashedtaters.net/)!