I believe that you have hit the nails on the head.
On the topic of Sam seeing the star and regaining hope, does anyone think that Sam may have seen the silmaril on Earendil's ship?
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"And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that."
-A History of Villains
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