The Gamgee family
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The Gamgee family is a hobbit family in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, best known for including Samwise Gamgee, one of the central characters in The Lord of the Rings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gamgee family | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hobbit family
ⓘ
family in Middle-earth ⓘ fictional family ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled | Gamgee (singular: Gamgee) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
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ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings Appendices NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Hobbiton
NERFINISHED
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Number Three, Bagshot Row ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeAssociation |
loyalty and service
ⓘ
ordinary heroism ⓘ |
| connectedToCharacter |
Frodo Baggins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosie Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasHeadOfFamily |
Hamfast Gamgee (during Samwise’s youth)
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Samwise Gamgee (early Fourth Age) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRegion | Westfarthing of the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod |
early Fourth Age of Middle-earth
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late Third Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gardening
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service to the Baggins family ⓘ |
| language | Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterResidenceOfBranch | Bag End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfRace | Halflings ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociation | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andwise Roper (Andy Gamgee)
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Bell Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Daisy Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Elanor Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Frodo Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfred Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamfast Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamson Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Marigold Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ May Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Bagshot Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource | The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFamily |
Cotton family (by marriage)
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Gardner family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | working-class hobbits ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.