Inroducing Master Samwise Took of Great Smials

Greetings to you all! May I introduce myself as Master Samwise Took. If you must know, my full name is Samwise Meriadoc Peregrin Frodo Gandalf Took. I am the son of Strider (Elessar) Took, son of Peregrin Took and Daisy Gamgee, daughter of Samwise Gamgee. I have my mother to thank for my name. Samwise is fine, but Gandalf? Mostly, I go by Samdo, which is just fine. My father always laughs when he hears my many names, saying that mother has always been one for names and history. He says she would have named me after all the members of the Fellowship, but he stopped her saying that being named after that many heros was more then one hobbit could bear!

Needless to say, I have much to live up to! In other words, I am expected to be brave, daring, very tall, and have great adventures. Luckily, I am brave, daring -I am a Took! - but tall I am not. That's the Gamgee side coming out in me, I suppose. My mother claims occaisonally that you'd never know I was a Gamgee, for the way I run around pulling pranks, having wild adventures on the river and the like. But my father claims I am very much a Gamgee at times, solid, dependable and hardy. The best of both worlds, eh?

As for having great adventures, so far I have done nothing remarkable. I grew up hearing tales of the Fellowship, and of the War of the Ring from grandfathers Samwise and Pippin, and from Uncle Merry (who is actually my 2nd cousin once removed - I think.) Mother and Father both say that their stories are the only things in the world that can make me sit still for more than half an hour. I could sit for days and days listening to the remarkable things they did! It fills me with pride to be related to such wonderful and valiant hobbits; I leave the fireside filled with a burning desire to follow in their footsteps.

Which brings me to the presant. I have received an invitation from the Lady Elenatintil, whom I hear is kinswomen to King Elessar, to join her and a fellowship of others in travelling from Rivendell to Lorien in the footsteps of the Fellowship! I gained permission from both my parents to go, and set off on March 25th for Rivendell. (Prophetic date, don't you think?) I took my time in getting here, but now that I am, half of me feels as if I never shall leave again. The other half wishes to begin the journey right away. I wonder if that is how the hobbits felt? Of course though, they had the element of fear in them, as they were setting out to destroy the ring. I am glad that task was not left to me!

I have met the Lady Elenatintil, the Lady Rosriel and Miss Elanor Brandybuck, who is my 2nd cousin twice removed? Or mayhaps she is my third cousin. At any rate, I am related to her. It will be nice to have another hobbit along. A very pretty one too...

Well, I shall leave you all now. My father always said I was one for going on and on and never stopping.
Garo arad vaer! Have a good day!