Who is sams gaffer

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It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Who exactly is Sam's "Gaffer"? Well, the tittle's pretty self-explanitory. Whoever he is, he's not very nice to poor master Samwise! Even if he's right, half the time. Mormegil Exceptionally Superfluous. The 'Gaffer' is Sam's father. Hamfast Gamgee.

No way? How could I have missed that? Exactly where is it mentioned? Well, he's not very nice! Xanaphia New Member. We were talking about it earlier and we couldn't figgure out where it said who it was. We probably just missed it. Why didn't anyone else call their fathers their Gaffers? Ancalagon Quality, not Quantity! Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. Log in Register. Search titles only.

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Thread starter Aravis Kenobi Start date Jan 14, Tags the lord of the rings the return of the king. Aravis Kenobi New member. My dad and I are watching Fellowship of the Ring, and he asked me something that I honestly can't answer.

You may recall that in Fellowship, in the sequence that Gandalf is telling Frodo about Gollum's torture and him divulging the location of Bilbo Baggins, the Nazgul cut down a Hobbit carrying a lantern. I've never thought about it. Enter Search Terms. Skip to content Skip to logon Skip to navigation Skip to footer.

Henneth Annun Reseach Center. Bilbo is free with his money, and there seems no lack of it; but I know of no tunnel-making. I saw Mr. Bilbo when he came back , a matter of sixty years ago, when I was a lad. I'd not long come prentice to old Holman him being my dad's cousin , but he had me up at Bag End helping him to keep folks from trampling and trapessing all over the garden while the sale was on. And in the middle of it all Mr. Bilbo comes up the Hill with a pony and some mighty big bags and a couple of chests.

I don't doubt they were mostly full of treasure he had picked up in foreign parts, where there be mountains of gold, they say; but there wasn't enough to fill tunnels.

But my lad Sam will know more about that. He's in and out of Bag End. Crazy about stories of the old days he is, and he listens to all Mr.

Bilbo's tales. Bilbo has learned him his letters — meaning no harm, mark you, and I hope no harm will come of it. I says to him. Cabbages and potatoes are better for me and you. Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you , I says to him. The poorer hobbits, and especially those of Bagshot Row, did very well.