re: #142 windsagio
He was upper-class already. Sam was the perfect lowerclass servant.
More to the point, notice that anybody who messed with Aragorn’s divine right got FUCKED. (notably Saruman getting messed up by the palantir, and Denethor going crazy).
I see your point with Denethor, but can you explain your interpretation of Saruman getting messed up by the palantir?