Compared with the protagonist Frodo, the gardener Sam was a very ordinary character, almost dispensable.
But because he had overheard the conversation inside from outside the window, Sam could only set out on the journey with Frodo.
Unlike Frodo, who bore a grave mission, he was a rule-abiding Shire man. Before this, the farthest place he had ever gone in his life was the wheat field with a scarecrow at the edge of the village. He had not even gone as far as the Pippin he met later; Pippin had traveled farther just to steal vegetables.
Taking that step was a major decision for Sam. He still had a beloved girl in the Shire. As long as he said he would keep the secret, Frodo would have had no choice but to set off alone.
And he himself could have gone back to his old life.
After leaving the village, they soon encountered migrating Wood-elves. The two Shire folk did not know why they were doing this.
When Gandalf found Saruman, he possessed a "prophecy crystal," which later became the "body" of the Eye of Sauron.
Although Sauron's original body had been destroyed in the final battle, there was some connection between his soul and the Ring. He had not truly "left."
He grew stronger and stronger. Gandalf "prophesied" that the Dark Forces he represented would return.
"The Golden Bough says that if trees have life, they must also have feelings. Thus, felling them becomes a delicate surgical procedure, one that must be performed as gently as possible to soothe the victim's emotions; otherwise, it will fly into a rage and punish the careless, clumsy operator. Once, when people were cutting down an oak tree, 'the tree gave out repeated shrieks or groans, as though the spirit of the tree