True Hero: Frodo or Samwise?

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I'm not disagreeing with any specific point, but I'm just curious as to why you feel the need to determine who the "true hero" is. Aren't they both heroes, for braving the trials of Mordor against insane odds? Frodo was the first one to volunteer; Sam came out of loyalty to him, but Frodo went for the good of Middle-earth. It's true that Frodo may have wanted to free himself of the weight of the Ring, but the fact that he volunteered remains. It's as if choosing between them, picking who was "most heroic", detracts from the fact that they are both heroes who dared to, and succeeded, face down the Dark Lord himself before whom mighty men had quailed.