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Séimí Mac Síomón | 8 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +15 
 Samwise Gamgee is the hero of Lord of the Rings
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Eshara | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 YESSSS totally agree. He is the heart and the hero. Frodo is useless 😭
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Séimí Mac Síomón | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Frodo could withstand the corruption of the ring, but only because Sam was his rock.
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Enki | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Merry and Pippin do a pretty good job there too.
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Mandrik | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 He's a bitcoiner at heart. A literal bag hodler.
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LpLiberto | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Respectfully disagree, but I don’t really want to get into that debate again 😅 It’s probably my contrarian side anyway, and Sam is for sure heroic and fundamental to the success of the quest.
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Séimí Mac Síomón | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Thats grand , I have no appetite for argument either.
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Low Information Voter | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Gollum. True fans know it was Gollum.

(Frodo even says it in-universe.)
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pseudourinidine *likes nostr already* | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 if you are into that world you should definitely consider it. completely epic and you have had the primer with the hobbit..

also if you use audiobooks, there is a BBC radio play of it from the 80s that is brilliant.

both a lot deeper and more self - consistent than the films imho
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Eshara | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Oh amazing! Will definitely check out the BBC radio play, thank you 🫂🙏🏽
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Eshara | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Oh amazing! Will definitely check out the BBC radio play, thank you 🫂🙏🏽