Talk:Sam (horse)

Do you suppose this is a mini homage to "The Lord of the Rings"? In OA HT called tobacco "pipe weed" which may or may not have been deliberate. Now in USA we have a broken down horse named "Sam". In "Fellowship" Sam Gamgee gets a broken down pony in Bree to use as a pack animal. The hobbits name it "Sam" after his devotion and care of the beast.

In fact, on reading about the Battle of the Strand, I was reminded of the "Scouring of the Shire". Both had an outsider try to take over and got some of the locals on his side with bribes but the general citizenry (hobbitry) rebel and overthrow him and his men with the leadership of some prominent locals willing to fight. ML4E 05:04, 20 January 2009 (UTC)