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RosieCotton
02-28-2002, 11:09 AM
I was reading through the Appendixes, and I noticed that Sam and the Gaffer weren't invited to Bilbo's Party. What's up with that?
~Rosie~
aldesign
02-28-2002, 01:16 PM
WOOOOT finaly theres a Rosie on the board.


she was so fine, at Bilbo's party when she was dancing.


Fancy a dance with me Rosie?
AIM: aldesign


andy
Arathorn
02-28-2002, 02:44 PM
I'm not sure about the Gaffer but probably Sam was there as a part of the household since he was also their gardenner. Just speculating...
RosieCotton
02-28-2002, 03:07 PM
In the appendixes, under the family trees, it says the guests at Bilbo's party are underlined. Sam and the Gaffer weren't invited. Poor them.
~Rosie~
Earenya
02-28-2002, 04:39 PM
I find that so odd! It hardly makes sense, perhaps as Arathorn suggested they were part of the 'staff' instead....
Nameless
02-28-2002, 07:16 PM
I guess like most other people, I've always just assumed that Sam and the Gaffer were invited to the party.

It would be VERY odd if they weren't. After all they were good friends of Bilbo and Frodo.

Anyway, I would have thought that their names would appear above the Sacksville-Baggins's on the invitation list!!
Earniel
02-28-2002, 07:20 PM
Perhaps Bilbo knew they would turn up with or without invitation.
RosieCotton
03-01-2002, 11:18 AM
Check the Appendixes after ROTK. In the family tree section, people who were at the party were underlined. No one in Sam's family was invited. I found that sort of disturbing. You don't think it was because Sam's family were sort of like servants do you
*Getting angry!*
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
~Rosie~
Menelvagor
03-02-2002, 12:11 AM
It might have been a printing mistake since there arn't any indicated on that page. I think it's safe to assume that they were members of the household, though, and while they might not have gotten a proper invitation, i think they were definitly there. I wonder if Farmer Cotton (and his sons & daughter) were invited, it doesn't say that they were...
Arathorn
03-02-2002, 02:04 AM
Yeah. I think that they were considered family and needn't an invitation.
RosieCotton
03-02-2002, 12:46 PM
Originally posted by Arathorn
Yeah. I think that they were considered family and needn't an invitation.

Okay, thanks everbody.
~Rosie~