It felt heavier than it looked, which Frodo had also noticed earlier in The Lord of the Rings, but otherwise, it didn't affect him much. Not long after, Sam heard a band of Orcs approaching.

Sam Wasn't as Physically or Mentally Weary as Frodo Tolkien was a veteran of World War I, and much of The Lord of the Rings reflects his experiences there.

The Lord of the Rings movies amplified certain roles to maintain tight audience focus. Arwen (Liv Tyler) was one of these, in turn, to make Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) more appealing, among other ...

The One Ring could corrupt even the noblest souls in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, but Sam was somehow able to resist its evil temptation.

Frodo Left The Shire Before He Could Find A Hobbit Spouse Frodo went home after Sauron was defeated in Lord of the Rings, but didn't stay for all too long, not giving him much of a chance to start ...

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Not for nothing, Sam was a gardener. He knew his plants as well as his old gaffer and probably better than anyone in the Westfathering, at least.

However, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies actually cut a detail about Sam and Frodo's relationship from the books that benefited the way it is depicted on screen.

In The Lord of the Rings, the viewer or the reader follows two hobbits: Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. While Frodo is the main protagonist, Sam is the heart and soul of the journey.