What Happened To THE HOBBITS After The Lord of the Rings? | Middle Earth Lore

[@TheBrokenSword]

Did you enjoy this? Well we also have a video on the history of THE SHIRE too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2e1hqafZseMmqs

[@rusteshackleferd8115]

I'm on #TeamBilbo

[@realisting]

#team_____Pippin

[@Cassiel75]

Peregrin Toker

[@Cassiel75]

that was cruel on point

[@shinyhunter288]

#teamsam friendship and loyalty are my thing

[@YesItsTom2U]

#TeamFarmerMaggot was a badass, self-sufficient, owned 3 giant dogs, took no guff from the Nazgul and talked often with Tom Bombadil. There was something special about him.

[@josephbenson4413]

That is precisely what I was thinking. And... growing mushrooms isn't easy. He was it seems, generally speaking, sort of a badass.

[@markforster6457]

Quite right. The name says it all. And yet, enough of a gentle-hobbit to care for his wife's feelings also.

[@tsuchan]

Yes, I'm another who's been much influenced by videos of Yoystan and other KZbinrs who have sold Maggot's admirable qualities. I'm on #TeamFarmerMaggot too.

[@henryspruill6962]

Agreed

[@MatiasLillienskiold]

100% #TeamFarmerMaggot Just saying ‘‘Be off!’’ and ‘‘I give you one minute before I call all my dogs’’ to a black rider is what the world needs.

[@mickerdoodle51]

Team Sam. So humble and helpful... "I can't carry the ring, but I can carry you."

[@jsboelk]

I wasn’t crying, you were crying lol

[@superokamiden]

Oof...this....this hits like a truck

[@memcoproductions2218]

Same

[@jessebianchi2631]

as i remember, sam did carry the ring for a short while but like tom bombadil it had no power over him.

[@kaynesylvar8277]

@@jessebianchi2631 no, it affected him. He only carried it for maybe a week but had visions in his head of glory and was only barely able to return it to Frodo

[@michelelyons9410]

One thing that I liked about the animated tv movies about the Lord of the Rings was at the end when Frodo asked if there would be any room in the new Age of Man for Hobbits. And Gandalf observed that each generation of the Hobbits were growing taller----more like men. Galdalf then posed the idea that there might come a time when people would ask themselves if there was Hobbit in them. I really liked that, especially since I like to think that there might be a bit of Hobbit in me.

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Shame they didn't put that in the Jackson films

[@andrewwilliams2353]

Agreed@@marcusblackwell2372

[@Colin13ify]

Team Sam. His growth throughout the book and the fact that Frodo’s quest to destroy the ring, as well as everyone else’s efforts in the war of the ring, would have been in vain but for his dedication to Frodo and the quest. As well as his dedication and selflessness in his use of the gift Galadriel gave him, the soil from her orchards and nut of the Mallorn Tree, saw the Shire rise again more beautiful than before. His service to the Shire as mayor and keeper of the red book. Him becoming bearer of the Star of the North, I think marks him out as the chief counselor to Aragorn. And finally, being allowed to enter the undying lands as a ring bearer, marks him out as being one of the greatest Hobbits.

[@kaorikurenai7560]

Team Merry. Among the 5 Hobbits, he's the one that was shown to be the most observant and was serious about helping frodo even before he knew what was happening. He was a warrior like none of the others were and showed the traits of a leader from the outset

[@elric7415]

the fact that aragorn wanted them to be buried next to him really shows how close they were, true friends even in death.

[@ericrobertson3145]

The three were that. I wonder what would have happened if Frodo and Sam had not yet left for the undying west. But they have chosen to stay until they died and be buried with the other three?

[@BatmanSeRiedeTi]

I can practically see it "Here lies Meriadoc Brandybuck Knight of Rohan and Peregrin Tuk Guard of the White Tower: Heroes of the war of the ring."

[@bruderk4257]

@@BatmanSeRiedeTi In the spirit of Gandalf: Here lies Peregrin, FOOL OF A TUCK !, Guard of the White Tower

[@davidrooks3274]

@@BatmanSeRiedeTi it's Took not Tuck, guess you are getting your spelling from this guys pronunciation of it

[@BatmanSeRiedeTi]

@@davidrooks3274 Ok, after consulting my copy of the book it says Tuk, so fixed into Tuk.

[@goodknight5783]

Bilbo is by far my favorite hobbit. Goes off, solo, with a group of unknown dwarfs and a wizard to steal a dragon's hoard. Thinks and sometimes fights his way thru epic adventures, then writes a book all about them. Hell, kept the one ring for years with little effect on him.

[@garynalley4277]

Yeah but the ring wasn't as active when Bilbo had it as it were when Frodo had it.

[@KWW0321]

Bilbo was a savage!

[@MikeTheD]

He was a Chad Hobbit.

[@callanightshade8079]

But in the book, Bilbo was at the secret council meeting and he was the original volunteer to take it to Mordor

[@KWW0321]

@@callanightshade8079 Bilbo was a gangster!

[@ThorElsson]

Definitely #TeamSam - loyal, trustworthy and selfless and he did so much rebuilding the Shire with his gift from Galadriel following the destruction caused during the Scouring of the Shire

[@josephbenson4413]

Nailed it.

[@mpalfadel2008]

Yup #teamsam

[@sixpakshaker88]

And he single-handedly tried to rehobittlate the Shire. 13 kids!

[@シロダサンダー]

@@sixpakshaker88 ah, his poor wife turning into a baby factory. XD

[@jacketjack9399]

What exactly did Sam do with elvish rope? 🤔

[@evanlsc5010]

Team Sam! He is the stalwart hero and a true heart of the Fellowship and story. Pippin does have a fantastic growth as a character though.

[@kimtalley4496]

Team Sam. He was the friend we all need. He was brave & courageous when Frodo needed him 2.

[@d00m0racl3]

The hobbit that did most for the Shire was Samwise Gamgee hands down.

[@miguelheat]

He's the main hero of the trilogy 👍. Can't change my mind on that

[@Adiscretefirm]

The hobbit that did the most for Middle Earth was Samwise Gamgee hands down.

[@droptopp3479]

@@miguelheat not really, its both frodo and sam. Without each one of them, thy would hve never made it to the tower and destroyed the ring. Frodo wouldve died early without sam and sam would hve died without frodo if thy went solo. Thts why the friendship and brotherhood of both of them mkes the movie and book soo great. Just being a solo ring bearer wouldve been hard and 100% death rate. But with a friend, it gives them at least a 2-5% chance of mking it there without dying or being seen

[@miguelheat]

@@droptopp3479 that's true. But you know what I meant.

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

@@droptopp3479 the difference, I'd say, is that Sam felt responsible only for his friend. Loftier concerns were far larger than he, and well beyond his ability.

[@moberlysquad67]

#teamSAM He can see the purity of his heart when he looked in the waters of Galadriel. His greatest temptation was turning Mordor into a glorious garden. Sam was truly one of a kind

[@barryjobe]

The most significant Hobbit post-war was Sam, with his seven consecutive seven-year tours of duty as the head of the Shire. He brought with him his rustic ethical standards as a steward of the soil. He is not my favorite Hobbit (I'm #TeamPippin) but I think he made the most significant impact (and not just because of his immense family, but because of his quiet, rustic and humble standards in life.

[@helloman3676]

And the true hero of Lord of the Rings. He carried that weak bastard Frodo.

[@robjones8733]

Pip was also responsible for the death of the Balrog. If he hadn't disturbed him, the Balrog would possibly still be alive.

[@kaynesylvar8277]

@@helloman3676 I really don’t understand you people. Frodo spent his body and soul carrying the ring, longer then anyone but Bilbo, Sauron, and Smeagol. He was the one who chose to spare Smeagol when Sam would have slain him. Sam didn’t carry the ring more then a week, he started confrontations that could have been avoided (book and movie)… He was a support for Frodo, but no more. If it weren’t for Frodo he never would have even left the shire…

[@helloman3676]

@@kaynesylvar8277 it’s because you’re blinded by plot armor heroism.

[@kaynesylvar8277]

@@helloman3676 you simultaneously call Frodo weak and then plot armored? Double standards are a heck of a drug…

[@craigdurso3005]

Team Pippen ... he grew from a young , carefree , and mischievous hobbit into the Thane of the Shire , being buried at the side of Aragon ... he took to heart the most from what he endured

[@BatmanSeRiedeTi]

Dude, this vid made me cry. 11/10 #TeamSam "Frodo wouldnt have gone far if not for Samwise the Brave."

[@davidzimmermann8642]

Team Merry: Not only did he participate in the Battle of Pellennor Fields, he assisted in killing the Witch king and survived the fight.

[@Thehomelessathlete]

He's the smartest he knew with one look Frodo wasn't returning and in a split second also decided to distract the orcs with//because of Merry

[@nebedward]

He was also instrumental in helping rouse the Ents 🥳

[@gilbertoesquivel9668]

Assisted. Frodo actually fought, was wounded by the witch king, and survived the fight...for a while...

[@duravakar2352]

@@gilbertoesquivel9668 well without merry the witch king would have bodied eowyn, leaving two royal family members dead with only Eomer left

[@cruizlee214]

He also married Eowyn because that is the one true pairing.

[@joyhildebrecht6670]

#TeamSmeagul the Villianious Hero who Saved them All in his Greed for the Ring🥰💖💖💖

[@Deceiver85]

Nasty little hobbitses with their nasty little pocketses #teamsmeagol

[@daviebaggins]

#Wehatesthemforever

[@justadogobeingdogo5766]

#myprecious

[@Shiva-_-]

Sméagol is the true hero of the saga, change my mind.

[@jakecollin5499]

@@Deceiver85 😂 he was a peach

[@fightingfalcon777]

Gotta go with #TeamSam. Samwise is a true hero: humble, selfless, compassionate, and brave. He may not be the smartest or strongest of the Fellowship, but he had great integrity and courage, joining the quest out of love for his friend Frodo

[@Helliconia54]

i'm sorry, but i always saw Sam as being Gay and secretly in love with Bilbo.

[@smefour]

@@Helliconia54 That's probably you projecting, many homophobes are homosexual and it's often on their minds unlike most other people

[@briankwright1506]

K

[@hadleyscott1160]

Team Samwise. The help from Galadriel was loving and perfect. She knew what he and only he would need for his people and the strength to rebuild for a new future.

[@AlexMasters-z1h]

#TeamSam! Although I have a soft spot in my heart for Pippin as well so he's a very close second.

[@YrnehLrak]

#teamSAM without him the ring wouldn't have been destroyed, he did good for the shire being the mayor, and Sean Astin seems like a really great dude so 😁👌

[@TheMasonK]

“I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you!” ❤️

[@foxysideburns5741]

Yeah to bad he campaigned for Hillary Clinton

[@goedendag5335]

@@foxysideburns5741 Yeah, complain about that... Trump was great... U had 2 bad choices and Clinton was still the better one.

[@foxysideburns5741]

@@goedendag5335 lol he campaigned for her in 2008 as well.

[@tominiowa2513]

@@goedendag5335 - As Tolkien said in a different context, "There are plenty of orcs on both sides".

[@Ramii7]

#TeamFrodo For one simple reason: he had to sacrifice the most out of everyone. Not to take away from Sam and the others, but at the end of the day, they got to go home and eventually live a blessed life with family and status. Frodo on the other hand could look forward to being a high functioning ring junkie at best or a bipolar baby eating creature at worst. - if not for his one-way ticket to elven neverland, he'd live a torturous existence with scars that quite literally would never heal (The Witchking shanked him pretty early on). To top it all off, he lost in the end of the quest - like Isildur before him - his strength failed right before the finish line. It's easy to support the logic behind sacrificing the few for the good of the many, until you find yourself in a hole you once called home with PTSD, bad health and a missing finger gnawed off by the worst monster from your fever fueled night terrors.

[@leonardofaber5823]

The only one who could endure such a burden for such a long period of time

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

Well said..i too voted for Frodo..hes a misunderstood character and strong because he had no desire for power or selfishness

[@jdearing46]

Now I understand your desire to choose Frodo but the question was which hobbit did more for the shire after their adventures? That kind of excludes Frodo. Yes Frodo lost his resolve at the very end but he was so very close to the maker of the one ring do the influence was at it's strongest. So when he told gollum that if he ever touched him again he would throw him into the crack of doom along with the ring. He knew gollum could not resist the pull of the ring so I'm a way enlisted him in the destruction of it just in case he wasn't strong enough to do it alone.

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

@@jdearing46 there are two questions...One is who is your favourite Hobbit n you have to hashtag his name and its in the middle of the video and at the end they ask who did most for the shire and why.

[@mattiaskeinnn3317]

@Nick Broomhall the spider suck out your insides, it wouldnt end up in her. Orcs yes, spider no.

[@henryspruill6962]

#teammaggott. He was considered by Tom Bombadil as a person of importance. And he owned a lot of dogs. Go Farmer Maggot!

[@jakecollin5499]

Criminally underrated hobbit

[@biancazombie3054]

@@jakecollin5499 I don't think I ever imagined that I would hear such a phrase.

[@andrewthomas891]

@@biancazombie3054 now that's good comedy! 😁

[@CAPTAIN-FKN-AMERICA]

#TeamSam ... Tolkien himself said that the entire trilogy was really about Sam. Tolkien was a lieutenant in The Battle of The Somme. The English army at that time used what was called "Batmen" or "Batman". Whom were basically average men that kept the officer they "worked" for (took care of would be more accurate) from looking like/being an idiot. They were the "Every Man" ... the average, normal man that sees the job done. Samwise saw the job done. He was even the only one to willingly (being without help) gave up the ring. It would have been a long, and in the end, disappointing read were it not for Sam. Also note "The Story" really starts when Sam enters and doesn't end until Sam gets home. TEAM SAM !!!

[@ZENmud]

Off-topic ALERT 😎 ... in one or two Jeremy Brett episodes of "Sherlock Holmes" from Granada TV (UK), the "Batman" plays a role delivering messages, accompanying their Officer, or dusting dandruff... etc.

[@sarawintyr]

#teamRosie Just the thought of her was enough to keep Samwise going during the most difficult time of his life, and I'm sure she was his primary source of comfort and as he processed everything he'd been through.

[@jacobfullerton1310]

#TeamSam Lover of tales, totally overcome with the thought of seeing stories unfold firsthand, humble to a fault, a devoted husband and father, dedicated to his community and serving his friends, and lover of trees. Yes, this totally fits all of my aspirations in life.

[@shivanyug6400]

#Team Farmer Maggot! He told a nasgul off his land. Respect.

[@drewspurrier1312]

#teamallofthem actually their roles played so well together one had ones back and would help with the others with whatever they needed or wanted

[@scotty2shotty]

These are awesome and the narration both in style of voice and content discussed is superb

[@TheBrokenSword]

Thank you very much :)

[@raylo1635]

#TeamRosieCotton.....Sam loved her which gave him extra strength and courage to do his task and complete it with Frodo

[@SveninColorado]

Team Farmer Maggot - There is an unplumbed depth and strength to this seemingly simple farmer. Anyone who is held high esteem by Tom Bombadil is someone with whom I would like to sit and talk....over and over again.

[@brock8061]

he was done dirty in the movies

[@javiervalverde628]

#teamBilbo. Bilbo was a scholar and loved to learn new things just for the sake of knowledge. And he didn’t keep that knowledge to himself. He wrote it all down and instilled that discipline into his heir, Frodo. He also loved travel and seeing new things for himself. I can see myself living that kind of life.

[@amasterofone]

#Team Sam! Although I also love Pippin so much so he's a very close second

[@johnlshilling1446]

#Team... all of them. I must be in the beginnings of my own personal "fading away." I've never been overly emotional, not shedding tears when people die.., but these stories bring tears to my eyes. The loss of so many ideals... The embodiment of all things good.., just fading away. Yep, I'm getting old. I first read these magnificent stories in the early 70s. I've read them many times. I've seen practically every attempt at bringing the stories to the screen. I recall friends and family agreeing that there's no way of ever doing so. Then CGI becomes the norm... Never really isn't as long as it used to be, is it?

[@beastybunny1]

#teamPippin in no small part due to Billy Boyd's fantastic performance.

[@TheMarcHicks]

#Teampippin. Reading the books as a child, I most identified with him. Kind-hearted but with a tendency to be impulsive at times.

[@TheBrokenSword]

Less that 24 hours since upload and I'm loving the amount of love showed to all The Hobbits!! You are all the legends! :D *Edit* 1 week on and you all smashed the goal of 5000 likes and we have flown passed 10,000! You are all amazing!! :D

[@TrangDB9]

Sam is certainly one of the greatest Hobbits, you could say; loyalty incarnated.

[@espenkroken2249]

@@TrangDB9 wwwwwwwwtwwwwwwwwwwwwqqqqqqqqqqrwqqqqqqqqqwwwtwqqwwqqqqwwqwwwwqqqqqwwqwqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqQqqqqqqqqqqqqqæå

[@marcgauthier9752]

Great to Listen to late night before bed and dream away

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

As I speak (09/27/2021 @ 10:29 AM), you have surpassed your 5K Likes goal with 7,594 Likes! Well done!

[@jasonbull6560]

I'm from west Yorkshire, beat that. X

[@MGriffey]

#TeamBilbo - The Hobbit changed my life as a young lad. Kept me off the streets in a rough area and started a life long love for fantasy stories. Even now when I open the pages and go to middle earth in my mind or watch the movies it feels like going home.

[@maylabrown4584]

It's insane to me how Hobbits like Bilbo and Frodo were able to touch, hold and wear the Ring while powerful magical beings like Gandalf and Galadriel can't even hope to put a pinkie on it.

[@ZENmud]

I had wondered, from other productions from our host The Broken Sword ~ how the ring fit Sauron, Bilbo, Tom Bombadil, Isuldur... Damned versatile 😎😎 I do know, from the Jackson film lore, that the Ring, that we see on Snow in extreme close-up (with chain), was a huge replica (but I do not remember how big, exactly (4in / 10cm or more?). They couldn't use the main ring prop, and create that style of shot ~ Peter got it done. 😉

[@30110CKs]

It was described by Isildur as seeming to grow and shrink.

[@maylabrown4584]

Thank you for the replies guys but I wasn't talking about the sizes XD I was talking about the power of effect that the ring held at that time and how Hobbits could casually resist it but the most powerful existing beings in Middle-Earth could be manipulated

[@andrewscoppetta4944]

#teammerry warrior, leader, author, slayer of nazgul, traveler, and hero of the Shire, Rohan, Gondor, and IMO the coolest hobbit in all the books or movies

[@cas8920]

I scrolled down 20 comments and you are the first who #Merry ...everybody loves Sam the most. Lol

[@sheldonhatch8255]

I agree!!! Wholeheartedly

[@rbloomquist69]

I've always used the name Merrick for my characters in fantasy games as Merry was one of my favorites

[@teedepefanio4974]

He did light that fire.. which makes him pretty damn important..

[@jalamar8161]

@@teedepefanio4974 You keep saying this, Merry didn't light the fire at Gondor. Pippin did. Merry was back in Rohan w/ Aragon and gang.

[@gabrielalvesdeoliveira2190]

#teamSam As much as I like the other hobbits who were part of the Fellowship, my favorite will always be Sam

[@mikehowell2279]

I'm definitely #teamsamwise. I love all the Hobbits, but Sam embodies the true spirit of all that is best in them, I think.

[@seangriffin5524]

You do such a good job. Thank you for what you do. You’ve enriched many lives for many people.

[@syreallewyatt5048]

#teamBilbo for me, several reasons, most likely the most important being that he was the 1st Hobbit I was introduced to at an exceptionally important young age and important summer. I carried that book w/me thru a summer w/my grandparents, on "my own adventure" for the entire summer visiting all sorts of family history. It was amazing and filled my summer w/imagination. The book, Bilbo, the whole summer is like a warm, fuzzy, sweater after 45+yrs later being almost 60 that even as I type this puts a smile on my face as each page I turned I can almost recall where we were as we went from farm to farm visiting.

[@lopirobinson1991]

Till this day I still fight tears at the end of The Return of The King film. So bitter sweet. You can really see Frodo convey a deep feeling of thanks, love, gratitude and sadness when he hugs Sam without saying a word. I liken the feeling I get to when I was younger and my best friend moved away. That’s kind of how the end of that film makes me feel 💙🥲

[@MountainFisher]

#Sam, he was simple in his ego and never thought of himself as being more important than he was, even though he was highly thought of.

[@cliffwatson9698]

# Team Sam, the only member of the fellowship who never faltered.

[@jayt9608]

I would disagree that he never faltered. In the movie we do not see the events of the books. In the novels, he first hesitates to take the Ring, vial, or Sting. He then can not decide whether or not to leave his master, briefly is succumbs to the allure of the Ring, though his hobbit sense kicks in fairly quickly showing how ridiculous the notion is. All in all he falters in the quest for roughly two or three hours between berating himself, debating his right to take up the remainder of the quest, contemplating the temptation of the Ring, knocking himself out at the doors of Cirith Ungol. Compared to the failures of Boromir and Frodo, the others who faltered in the quest, he could hardly have been said to have erred at all.

[@JustTheInformationPlease]

@@jayt9608 he knocked himself out?

[@jayt9608]

@@JustTheInformationPlease The great doors slammed to. Boom. The bars of iron fell into place inside. Clang. The gate was shut. Sam hurled himself against the bolted brazen plates and fell senseless to the ground. He was out in the darkness. Frodo was alive but taken by the Enemy. (Last paragraph of Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien)

[@dindixie]

@@JustTheInformationPlease Please treat yourself and read the books. SO much better than the movies!

[@Danaluni59]

All the others farted?

[@tardismole]

#TeamBilbo, but I love them all equally. Brilliant video. My compliments to all the artists. What I especially liked is that you kept to what Tolkien wrote, rather than going off on tangents as the movies did (not that they weren't brilliant in their own right). Most excellent.

[@rohansharma8133]

TeamPippin all the way! Knight of Gondor AND Conqueror of Isengard? Not to mention the tallest Hobbit thanks to the Ent Draught It isn't even close.

[@AstaLawlHD]

#TeamHamfast , the Old Gaffer reminded me so much of my grandfather... Gotta choose him.

[@whymihere86]

#teamsam just stout, loyal, honest, and a true friend who always held onto hope when things were bleak. And also one heck of a chef...even if it was more a movie than book thing. It's the small things that keep us centered.

[@joelbrown3479]

#teamSam, love his dedication to Frodo & the mission. His unwavering passion good hearted nature makes him vulnerable and strong.

[@BlackWestCoast]

I looooooooove the fact that you credited all the artists. You are a good guy.

[@brossmart]

Can't wrap my head around the question as to why Frodo and Bilbo left for Valinor.

[@jetoner1]

#team Frodo! I love Frodo and Sam. I think Frodo did very much. He carried the ring to Mount Doom saving all middle earth.

[@jetoner1]

But after the event of the rings he did get Thain and set the Shire back in order before he gave it back.

[@rodneywaldren3137]

#TeamPippen for wearing the livery of Gondor, saving Faramir, and leading the Tooks to fight in the Shire! However Sam did the most for the Shire by planting the Seed from Lothlorien and spreading the dust around so that all the Shire recovered from Sharkey’s damage.

[@annaanisa7388]

#TeamFrodo As much as I respect and honor Sam for his major contribution in helping to accomplish the destruction of the Ring, Frodo’s role in it is far too often underappreciated. He suffered the greatest of all the hobbits in the fellowship and through it showed incredible endurance and strength in resisting the Ring’s influence for as long as he did. Despite his “caving in” at the very end, all of us ultimately know NO one would have been able to resist the will of the Ring forever… including Sam himself. Love them all though. 💖

[@jbcrazy]

I absolutely love original fantasy art, and don't enjoy seeing illustrations of actors passed off as creative efforts. Thanks for posting title and artist for each piece. Excellent to give credit. I am #teamSamwise for the record.

[@crazyjason9838]

Pippin did the most by collecting together histories that would be shared among the Hobbits, and actually making sure any oral stories and histories would be gathered in one place.

[@Ishmala91]

Sam helped the Shire recover from the horrors of Saruman by helping the plants and crops with his elven gift, earth from Galadriels orchard. The harvest that became after the battles was more plentiful and better quality than ever before. #teamSam

[@miraafloyd]

#TeamSam I love all the hobbits, but Sam is the most relatable for me. A simple person who was loyal, brave, and so loving.

[@emmitstewart1921]

#team Sam Sam embodies all the good qualities of a Hobbit. Loyalty, courage, willingness to work toward a goal, love of simple pleasures, hidden strength, humor, and able to recognize danger.

[@SamiAM0001]

I'm so happy to hear they lived out great lives And Sam being able to see his old friend one more time.

[@bozardo101]

I am Team Frodo. Carrying such a burden for so long will take it's toll. It shows that no one is perfect, but it's all about doing the best we can to do what is right. Everyone had their part to play in the war and Frodo was one of the crucial people that helped ending the war of the Third Age.

[@VampwolfWarrior]

#TeamFrodo because everyone seems to give all his credit to Sam, who deserves it don't get me wrong, but not at the expense of pretending Frodo didn't. True the Ring wouldn't have been destroyed without Sam, but the same can be said for Frodo and so many others. That's the point of the whole story. Without each character everything would have failed because everyone played their part. So really I'd say TeamHobbit as a whole, but I wanted to especially shout out Frodo since he seems to be overlooked at times.

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

Agree..Frodo could have been a coward or chickened out or allowed himself to be corrupted by the ring but instead he took the burden without wanting it and carried out his duty till the end with no desire for power but to keep the shire safe restore peace and have a wholesome lifestyle..Frodo got my vote because hes a very misunderstood character.

[@gangsterschaap]

@@Aurora-qn2dx I agree completely.. Sam is a pretty simple character compared to Frodo, hence people can relate more easily to Sam. Sam is always hopeful and helpful because some super overpowered ring, created by the Dark Lord Sauron, is not corrupting his mind for a good few months 😂😂 #teamfrodo all the way

[@ericrobertson3145]

According to Tolkien, "Sam is the chief hero"whereas, according to me, Frodo is the chief protagonist.

[@deborahtdawson]

#team frodo

[@Чарло]

#teambaggins because without Bilbo's sense of adventure, and Frodo's sense of duty to his uncle and the Shire this quest would have never come to Sam as an employee of the Bagginses who in turn was duty-bound to them.

[@ernestschroeder9762]

A horrible question, Frodo definitely did the least as he became otherworldly after his experience. Merry and pippin rallied the troups, but they were both of wealthy backgrounds so I would have to give it to Sam, he rose up from humble beginnings and seems to remain somewhat selfless even in high office.

[@davidbaker8483]

C.S.Lewis ( who should know) said Sam was the real hero of LOTR. This is because he is the closest to us and we can all relate to his humble nature and limited learning and understanding. Lewis and Tolkien were very junior officers ( subalterns) on the Western front in WW1 and in charge of private soldiers . They came to respect their charges and I believe Sam is based in part on these soldiers. Lewis wrote about this in " Guns and good company" in his autobiography " Suprised by Joy".

[@davidd1057]

Not "otherworldly"; broken. The burden of the ring broke him in ways from which there can be no recovery. Frodo sacrificed himself in service to his world and deserves honor for that. Please understand that I am not trying to take anything away from Sam, who saved the world after Frodo failed. Sam deserves the highest honor! However, to call Frodo otherworldly implies that he was aloof and cold when he had actually given up his soul (literally) for his world.

[@ernestschroeder9762]

@@davidd1057 what I meant by other worldly was that he no longer fits in his own world. I agree that he was broken but I'm going from his ability to forgive saruman and wormtongue after everything shows a saintliness.

[@davidd1057]

@@ernestschroeder9762 Ah, then we agree!

[@DrYnroh]

It's all about samwise. I was introduced to LotR via the movies - when samwise says "I may not be able to carry the ring Mr Frodo, but I can carry you" I hooped and hollered. Epicness. Plus the fact he went home after saving the world, married the woman he always said he would, and had himself 13 kid is awesome

[@Danielle-od7ie]

#TeamPippin since being a reckless youth, he ended up spending the most time with Gandalf. Sam did the most for the Shire, being the best aid for Frodo surviving Mordor (having the strongest will to resist the ring, and his general goodness and hardiness). Sam had the best ability to restore the Shire after it was destroyed, also using his gift from Galadriel.

[@Nellyontheland]

Sam of course did so much on rebuilding what was destroyed upon the return. So, for me Sam was key and without him the shire just might have dwindled into separated areas. Sam was an organiser. His vision, along with a certain soil kept in a box would help return the shire to its former glory.

[@furstlahst860]

As far as the Scouring goes, I’m #TeamMerry.

[@Kiron737]

#TeamBilbo the one that started it all. As for who did the most for the Shire: I would have to say it was Sam. Not only was he mayor 7 times he used the Lady Galadriel's gift to help heal the Shire after the scouring(with some advice from his Mr. Frodo).

[@WeListenAndWeDoJudgee]

It’s so good to know they all had a happy ending.

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

#teamsam. There was never a single source of good more pure and powerful than Sam and his love for Frodo. I've always believed that Sam's passage to valinor had a lot more to do with that than the fact that he was a ring bearer. That purity and love is exactly why Gandalf was so drawn to the Hobbits and why he believed in them so much. The power of the Hobbits was seemingly so small, simple and insignificant. That's what made it so powerful.

[@seventhson27]

And at the head of the list were Captains Meriadoc and Pippin. Two who started out being kind of bumbling oafs and ended up leading their people into combat.

[@Big_Tex]

#TeamBilbo. He had such an influence on the others. If there was no Bilbo there’d be no Frodo, no Sam in Mordor, no Pippin saving Faramir, no Merry on the Pelennor Fields.

[@carolsolie6364]

#team Frodo.

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

#TeamSam I have always loved him from the first time I read the books when I was 12 in the early 90's. I really do love all the hobbits, but Sam is special. While he wasn't the first to let go of the ring after having borne it, (that honor goes to Bilbo), but he did it easilly. Granted, he didn't hold it for a long time, but he was able to do something Smeagol, and Deagol were unable to do. Heck, Frodo wasn't even able to do it, though he had the hardest task of fighting its will. Sam is the epitome of the word "friend." He is the person we all want on our side.

[@swifty5098]

well said :)

[@larsizzlejenkins4068]

I know i'm late, But these videos are so amazing I love all of the art work to accompany the amazing stories of the characters. Also #TeamPippin

[@r.g.o3879]

It's not a proper contest but Sam is simply a personal favorite. First read the books back in 1975, loved them ever since

[@TheCaltonian]

#teamSam for obvious reasons. I'd also credit Sam, through his work to replant the Shire, as the one who done most to set things right. It was also Sam who roused Farmer Cotton and his lads, bolstering the defences and helping the other Hobbits to rebel.

[@brettporter7081]

#teamSmeagol, for without him. There would be no hero in the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings! Therefore no story to tell! Thank you Smeagol for finding the one ring and passing it on to the Baggins. Also Great depth of character.

[@codylykins71]

#TeamOdoProudfoot is my favorite Hobbit. He was as proud of the Shire as well as his family name says about the feet. Though he was set in his ways and was cantankerous, he loved seeing Gandalf's fireworks and how they made the children happy. Of course, his scolding wife never made anything better. For Proudfoot! .. "PROUDFEET!!"

[@tatzslim]

I do not know very many people that actually have read the Lost tales that they are our token this is amazing great video

[@Luke-qi5yo]

Hobbits always reminded me of the people of Wisconsin. The state got the nickname "The Badger State" because the people use to dig homes in the sides of hills like a badger, and very much like those of the Shire.

[@JJAmes-mb4du]

Frodo did the most upon his return to the Shire. He kept the bloodshed to a minimum and made sure that hobbits did not kill other hobbits. This laid the foundation for them to rebuild and remain hobbits.

[@mk_gamíng0609]

Na it was Sam

[@natedorney7032]

#TeamBandobasTook... Gotta give it up for "Bull Roarer" who won the battle of green fields and invented the game of golf in the process.

[@coryodfina8684]

#teammerry cause even though eyes were on Frodo and Sam. Merry and pipin were talking to the trees to incite them against Sauron.

[@allanpadfield2370]

I was a friend of G Tolkien he told me the shire was based on Aston Underhill in the Vale of Evesham Worcestershire he used do lectures on his uncle.

[@ruthbennett7563]

Did you mean “Ashton under Hill”? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_under_Hill

[@allanpadfield2370]

@@ruthbennett7563 Yes correct spelling is not my best.

[@ruthbennett7563]

Thank you. I just wanted to look it up & to know I had the correct location. (Please don’t feel badly about spelling. Even when my spelling is fine; it is undone by Autocorrect ALL the time… especially with longer words & proper names it won’t recognize.)

[@tahu-tz6re]

I love all Hobbits (even Lobelia) but I'd say I'm team #FarmerMaggot because the dude is not only a total badass for telling off the nazgûl but also friends with the awesome Tom Bombadil.

[@35dAdThoughtS]

I literally just finished watching the fellowship on Netflix came to bed and saw this video.... Awesome!

[@largegroupofmales]

It's on Netflix? What country?

[@rosangelac.deoliveira7769]

In Netflix?! Wat

[@coboarders]

#teamSam - There should not even be a discussion about this, but... "In western lands beneath the Sun the flowers may rise in Spring, the trees may bud, the waters run, the merry finches sing. Or there maybe 'tis cloudless night and swaying beeches bear the Elven-stars as jewels white amid their branching hair. Though here at journey's end I lie in darkness buried deep, beyond all towers strong and high, beyond all mountains steep, above all shadows rides the Sun and Stars forever dwell: I will not say the Day is done, nor bid the Stars farewell. "

[@pedroribeiro1167]

#teamSamwisethebrave whose loyalty, sense of duty, humility, love and friendship ultimately saved the day.

[@tatzslim]

Lets not forget his knowledge plants (pota•••toes)food /1st aid never? ??anything true best friend

[@Splodge542]

I'm on your team. Wales is the only country of the UK that within which I have never lived. I can only imagine it's beauty but I can hear the lovely accents and see on telly. I can imagine. As I imagined Tolkien's Middle Earth. And it was a lovely journey in the mind.

[@AzureWolf3]

#TeamSam - Although seemingly the "sidekick", was truly the hero of the story to me.

[@quillwolf]

I'm welsh, basque and native American. My middle name is Gandolf, not my fault, but I think all three work perfectly together

[@travisreinhart3179]

That's a hell of a rare lineage. Basque people have in abundance one of the rarest blood types in the world.

[@patsysadowski1546]

You have some proud, strong, independently minded genealogy there. That’s quite a mix.

[@ChiefKene]

Wow, I was just thinking about what happened to the hobbits and you just dropped this video within the past hour. Just wow 😯

[@sJonah1]

#teambungobaggins Without him, Bilbo would never have existed As for most influential, Sam definitely. As mayor, he had a ton of power, and continued an amazing legacy

[@qwikshot16]

What about Belladonna?!?

[@rebbeccahoneycutt7941]

Team Fredigar "Fatty" Buldger, without whom it is likely the quartet would not have been as successful in departing the Shire. I do love how Lobelia ends however, she turns out pretty marvelous!

[@stubbler1969]

Would love for there to be a pleasant serial dramatization of the hobbit’s continued lives. Even if it was in a time of peace, it would get charming and idyllic with relatively minor (and fun) challenges. But what a therapy to experience for us in our own dark times.