Biggest Heroes in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion

[Lotrelf]

Originally Posted by StarCupcake

About every character shows courage and selflessness in LotR; few, however, such loyalty as Samwise. Shunned as only secondary, barely mentioned as much as he should be, but he was the strongest character of all. What a hero.

He wasn't treated as "secondary" at all. After returning from the quest, he and Frodo are treated as "equals" and not primary or secondary.