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Samwise Gamgee’s Biography

Sam 1380 or 1383
Hamfast (father) b. 1326
Bell (mother)

His father Hamfast is a leading authority on "roots" especially potatoes.

In 1401, Hamfast is 75 and is getting stiff in the joints.

He talks at The Ivy Bush on Bywater Road.

Hamfast tended the Baggins' garden for 40 years at Bag End.

Sam wants to see elves. He calls them "the Fair Folk."

Pippin’s opinion of Sam, �Sam is an excellent fellow, and would jump down a dragon’s throat to save you, if he did not trip over his own feet.�

Bilbo taught Sam how to read.

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Updated January 3, 2012