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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 343631" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>I really hope we are refering entirely to the books...</p><p></p><p>"What special powers did Sam posses that kept him from the corruption and power of the ring that seemed to grasp hold of Frodo as soon as he got the thing?"</p><p></p><p>Humility, Wisdom, and (as Tolkien explicitly states) Love. Frodo is humble, but unfortunately knows that he is special, whereas Sam never quite believes this. Even so, Sam is not uneffected.</p><p></p><p>"...as it drew near the great furnaces where, in the deeps of time, it had been shaped and forged, the Ring's power grew, and it became more fell, untamable except for some might will. As Sam stood there, even though the Ring was not on him but hanging by a chain about his neck, he felt himself enlarged, as if he were robed in a great distorted shadow of himself, a vast and ominous threat halted upon the walls of Mordor. He felt now that he had only two choices: to forbear the Ring, though it would torment him: or to claim it, and challenge the Power that sat in its dark hold beyond the valley of shadows. Already the Ring tempted him, gnawing at his will and reason. Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw himself Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to overthrow Barad-Dur. And then the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of trees and flowers and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be." </p><p></p><p>I think Sam probably was least effected by the ring of all the ones who wore it, but that is not to say that he wasn't tempted as the above passage indicates. Sam undergoes several temptation crisises, but because of the short time he has it and the good purpose in which he takes it he isn't severely effected. One critical point is that Sam _NEVER_ claimed the ring for himself. So, he was able to relinquish it by far the most easily (though not without being tempted). Note the lines: "Now that it had come to it, Sam felt reluctant to give up the ring and burden his master with it again... 'You'll find the ring is very dangerous now, and very hard to bear. If it's too hard of a job, I could share it with you maybe?'"</p><p></p><p>I think Sam also acquired powers from the ring beyond that of Invisibility. He certainly conveyed an aura of awe and power, scaring or intimidating an otherwise potent orc warrior, and so we can assume that his native strengths were enhanced just as anyones would be (see my above post).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 343631, member: 4937"] I really hope we are refering entirely to the books... "What special powers did Sam posses that kept him from the corruption and power of the ring that seemed to grasp hold of Frodo as soon as he got the thing?" Humility, Wisdom, and (as Tolkien explicitly states) Love. Frodo is humble, but unfortunately knows that he is special, whereas Sam never quite believes this. Even so, Sam is not uneffected. "...as it drew near the great furnaces where, in the deeps of time, it had been shaped and forged, the Ring's power grew, and it became more fell, untamable except for some might will. As Sam stood there, even though the Ring was not on him but hanging by a chain about his neck, he felt himself enlarged, as if he were robed in a great distorted shadow of himself, a vast and ominous threat halted upon the walls of Mordor. He felt now that he had only two choices: to forbear the Ring, though it would torment him: or to claim it, and challenge the Power that sat in its dark hold beyond the valley of shadows. Already the Ring tempted him, gnawing at his will and reason. Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw himself Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to overthrow Barad-Dur. And then the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of trees and flowers and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be." I think Sam probably was least effected by the ring of all the ones who wore it, but that is not to say that he wasn't tempted as the above passage indicates. Sam undergoes several temptation crisises, but because of the short time he has it and the good purpose in which he takes it he isn't severely effected. One critical point is that Sam _NEVER_ claimed the ring for himself. So, he was able to relinquish it by far the most easily (though not without being tempted). Note the lines: "Now that it had come to it, Sam felt reluctant to give up the ring and burden his master with it again... 'You'll find the ring is very dangerous now, and very hard to bear. If it's too hard of a job, I could share it with you maybe?'" I think Sam also acquired powers from the ring beyond that of Invisibility. He certainly conveyed an aura of awe and power, scaring or intimidating an otherwise potent orc warrior, and so we can assume that his native strengths were enhanced just as anyones would be (see my above post). [/QUOTE]
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