Characteristic

The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for, because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of a sport, as you might say. But that’s not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind. Folk seem to have been just landed in them, usually – their paths were laid that way, as you put it. But I expect they had lots of chances, like us, of turning back, only they didn’t."

Sam was a Shire hobbit who lived on Bagshot Row in Hobbiton, right next to Frodo Baggins. Like his father before him, he was a gardener for the Baggins family, and he cherished Frodo above all other hobbits in Hobbiton.

When Frodo first learned about the Ring, Sam eavesdropped on his conversation with Gandalf. As “punishment,” Gandalf ordered him to accompany Frodo on the dangerous journey - something Sam accepted willingly.

During the first part of the journey, until they reached Bree, Sam remained mostly in the background. Merry took the lead, Frodo kept his distance, and Sam… Sam simply watched everything with quiet attention.

Sam proved how much Frodo meant to him at the Falls of Rauros, where he followed his friend alone, determined to help him cast the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. From that moment on - when he and Frodo were most exposed to danger and no longer protected by Aragorn or Gandalf - Sam revealed himself as a guardian, a protector, and a simple but brave soul who kept Frodo from harm. When Gollum joined their small company, Sam was distrustful and disliked the creature from the very first meeting. In the end, he was right. Gollum may have led them to Mordor, but after being betrayed by Faramir, he lost what little goodness he had left and allowed Shelob to nearly kill Frodo.

Sam was the one who saved Frodo - first from Shelob, and later from the orcs. And when Mount Doom was finally within reach, almost a frying-pan’s throw away, Sam helped Frodo carry the Ring to Orodruin. When Frodo fell under the Ring’s spell, it was Sam who tried to bring him back to his senses.

After the War of the Ring, Sam returned to the Shire and took part in the famous Battle of Bywater against Saruman and Gríma. He married Rose Cotton, and together they had thirteen children.

When his time finally came, Sam followed Frodo to the Undying Lands, sailing from the Grey Havens.

Sam was round hobbit, who had affinity for food, especially potatoes. He tried to make Gollum like them, instead of raw fish, no avail. He carried the cutlery and pots through all journey, which proved many times to be useful.

He was extremely humble yet at the same couragous, which made Frodo, rather by joke, call him Samwise the Brave. It was snatched by the LotR fandom willingly, in the times of budding popularity of the movies, it was common phrase to describe Sam.

He was distrustful though to all things new. He never trusted Faramir and Boromir, and was openly hostile to Gollum. In last two cases, it was more than right, Gollum after all led them to death and Boromir tried to steal the Ring.