A Letter to Sam from Frodo
by Faramirgirl
My dear Sam,
I will already be in the heavens; by the time, you find this letter. As
I told you, I have left the last few pages for you. Put in what you
feel about, “The War of the Ring,” Please do not feel sad for I am
going where I can be happy. The Shire was save Sam but not for me. I
thought that I would live their forever in happiness, but that dark
night on top on Weathertop stabbed with the Morgul blade, I was too
deeply wound. I am sorry Sam that you would not come, but there will
come a day Samwise Gamgee that we will meet again. You cannot always be
torn in two, you have to be one and whole, for many years. You have a
beautiful wife in Rosie and two beautiful children, for you cannot
leave them. You have been a faithful and loyal friend Sam, I could not
of done all that I have done with you, it was your strength that
carried me through.
I remember being at Bilbo and mine birthday, we all are having a
wonderful time, Gandalf setting off his friend works and I pushing you
into Rosie arms for a dance. Do you remember that Sam? Then Bilbo gave
his speech and disappeared, I ran home to see if he was there, and as I
walked into the Smial, right there by the front door was Bilbo’s ring
and Gandalf was setting by the fire. He told me that Bilbo had gone to
stay with the Elves and had left me everything including the ring. And
then he told me to put it up and keep it a secret and keep it safe and
then Gandalf left. He said that there were questions that need to be
answered and I did not understand him, or what questions that he was
talking about. Some of what I write you already know and some you do
not but want you to know.
When Gandalf finally did make it back, this is the story that he told
me. He told me that Bilbo’s ring was the one ring, the master of all
the rings of power. He told me about Sauron the Great, the Dark Lord,
but I told him that Sauron was dead, but Gandalf said that he was not
and only needed this ring to gain all of his power back. He said that
all as been unleashed at Mordor and that Sauron was coming after the
ring. I tired to give the ring to Gandalf and he jumped back and told
me no. I told him that I was giving it to him for he could keep it
better hidden then I could, since Gollum had told the enemies where the
ring was. I keep trying to Gandalf to take the ring and he said, “Do
not tempt me Frodo? Understand that I would wish to do good with it,
but through me it will weld the power to great evil.”
Then I asked him what should I do for it cannot stay in the Shire? And
Gandalf said, “No! it can not,” you must leave the Shire and go to
Bree, go to the prancing pony and there I well meet you.” And I asked
him where he was going, and he told me that he had to go and see the
head of his order, for he would know what to do. Then we heard a noise
and Gandalf to the window and pulled you in. Sam if only you could of
seen your face. He laid you across the table and asked you what you
were doing?
“Come founded Samwise Gamgee, how long have you been eavesdropping?”
“Eavesdropping Sir? I have not been no eavesdropping, I been trimming the grass-border under the window, do you follow me?”
“A little late for trimming don’t you think? What did you hear? Speak now!
“I do not hear much, something about a dark Lord and the end of earth.
Please Mr. Gandalf sir; don’t turn me anything, unnatural anyway.”
No, I have a better use for you.”
And that my dear Sam started out journey to Mordor. Well run into Merry
and Pippin in Farmer Maggot’s cornfield. Well we ran from the black
riders and might to Brandywine river and made it Bree, but Gandalf was
not there yet, so we sit down to wait. Pippin called out my name and
when I went to shut him up I fell and the ring went up in the air and
landed on my finger and I had disappeared. I saw them, and heard their
voices telling me that they saw me. Well I took off the ring and then
was picked up by Strider and pushed up the stairs and into a room. The
black riders had found us but we were safe and Strider told us about
them. We left the next morning, and when we got to Weathertop, Strider
was gone, and the nine came. I fell backwards and put on the ring and
disappeared again. This time they were there and one of them stabbed me
with his blade. I wake up in a bed and Gandalf was there. There was a
council and I became the ring-bearer. We set off from Rivendell to
Mordor. We ended up in the mines of Maria. Gandalf and I had a talk
well we were waiting for him to remember which way to go.
I had seem Gollum at the bottom of there I was sitting. Gandalf told me
that he has been following us for three days now. And that he hated and
loved the ring just as he hated and loved himself. He told that
Gollum’s name was Sméagol and that he was one of the river folks
and that is life was a sad story. I said, “What a pity that Bilbo did
not kill him, when he had the change.”
“Pity! The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many-yours not the least.
Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you
give it to them Frodo? Then do not be too eager to deal out death
judgments. My heart tells me that Gollum has some small part to play
yet, for good or ill, before the end.”
“I wish that the ring never came to me, I wish none of this ever happen.”
“So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for
them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time given
us. Bilbo was meant to fine the ring, and you were meant to have it,
and that is an encouraging thought. For there is more then mead evil at
work.”
Well we got to the bridge at Khazad-dum and that is where we lost
Gandalf. And Aragorn took us to Lothlorien and there is where I had
looked into Galadriel mirror and I saw the eye. Right then was when I
knew that I needed to finish going to Mordor alone. I went walking in
the words by myself to think, and ran into Boromir and he tried to take
the ring, I put on the ring and got away from him again. But I saw the
eye again and it is talking to me. I make it back to the boats will the
fighting was going on. The Uruk-hai had found us. I was standing on the
edge thinking back to Gandalf’s words. I pushed the boat off and hopped
in. Then you came and I told you to go back, that I was going to Mordor
alone. And you said, “Of course you are and I am going with you.”
You started to walk into the water and I watched you go under and I
just could not let you drown so I rolled to you and saved you. Sam you
will never know how thankful I am for your stubbornness, I am so happy
that you did not listen to me and came anyway. I really wanted you with
me. Then we ran into Gollum and I make him our guild and I knew you
were against it. But we were lost and Gollum knew they way. Well then
Faramir and his rangers got us. Do you remember Sam what you told me
right before Faramir let us go?
You said, “The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo:
adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were
things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and look for, because
they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a
kind of a sport, as you might say. But that’s not the way of it with
the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind.
Folks seem to have been just landed in them usually- their paths were
laid that way, and you put it. But I expect they had lots of chances,
like us, of turning back, only they didn’t.”
I asked you why and you said, “Because they were holding on to
something Mr. Frodo.” And I said, “What are we holding on to Sam.” That
there is still some good in this world Mr. Frodo and it is worth
fighting for.” Sam you will be in those stories and you will be the
ones that everyone remembers, for you are the hero Sam and I could not
of done this alone. You are my strength when I needed it; you keep me
going when I wanted to give up, because the burden was just to heavy.
Even when I was mean to you, you were still there, I sent you away when
we got to Cirith Ugol and I went into the cave alone with Gollum.
Shelbo had put her string to me and you thought I was dead; you came
into Mordor and saved from being killed.
Walking through Mordor trying to get to the Mt Doom we both were so
tired and walking became harder. You laid me your arms and asked if I
remembered the Shire and I told you that I didn’t. That upset you
enough that you said, “I can not carry it for you Mr. Frodo, but I can
carry you.” And you picked me up and started to carry me until Gollum
knock us over. But you fight Gollum and I found the strength to get up
the mountain. You found me at the edge of the fire struggling with
letting go of the ring and then I told you that the ring was my and put
it on. Gollum jumped on me and bite off my finger, but the rings power
was so strong that I rushed Gollum to get it back. We both went over
the side. You came to save me yet once again and I just wanted to let
go and go down into the fire and you would not let me, you make me
reach for you.
Sam though out this you have saved me so many times, and my dear friend
I cannot think you enough. Your strength and your love and loyal so
strong and you never allowed me to give up. You are more to me then
just the Gardner you are my lifeline through all. I went were you could
not follow, but it is not your time; you will know when it is your time
to come and join me. And I will be waiting for you my dear Sam with
open arms. You need to take care of your family and you have many
wonderful years of being Mayor left. We saved the Shire from the evil
of Saruman and you need to put the Shire back. Sam my dear Sam I am and
well always be in your heart and you will are and will always be in my
heart, for we have been through so much together and I have leaned so
much on your strength. You needed some happiness without worrying about
me all the time. I know what you will say Sam and that is why I wrote
it to you and hid so that you would find it later after I was gone.
Finish the book Sam.
I love you always
Love, Frodo
