Gollum, originally named Sméagol (or Trahald), was a Stoor, one of the three early Hobbit -types in the Third Age. His given name of Sméagol should be pronounced as smay-ah-gol. By possessing the One Ring, his life extended centuries beyond his nature, and he became deformed and twisted in body and mind by the corruption of the Ring.

In The Lord of the Rings, it is stated that he was originally known as Sméagol, corrupted by the One Ring, and later named Gollum after his habit of making "a horrible swallowing noise in his throat". [T 3] Sméagol obtained the Ring by murdering his relative Déagol, who found it in the River Anduin. Gollum called the Ring "my precious", and ...

2024年7月3日 · Finding his ring missing, Gollum realized the answer to the riddle and exploded. With destruction on his mind, he chased down Bilbo. But before Gollum could accomplish his goal, Bilbo discovered the ring's power of invisibility and escaped the cavern unharmed. Gollum cried out that he'd hate Baggins forever.

2024年7月8日 · Gollum, also known as Sméagol, was a creature (originally a Stoorish Hobbit) who bore the One Ring. He lived in the Misty Mountains for most of his life. In T.A. 2941 he lost the Ring to Bilbo Baggins. For the rest of his life he sought to …

2022年2月5日 · Smeagol is thought to have possessed the Ring for around 500 years, whereas Bilbo had it for roughly 60 before passing it on to Frodo. Even in that time, the Ring does begin altering Bilbo's mind, and Smeagol's physical transformation was actually the result of his choice to live in a cave in isolation with the Ring, rather than the power of ...

2023年12月25日 · Gollum was the complete opposite of Smeagol in nearly every respect. He is conniving, vile, and willing to commit unspeakable acts in order to be reunited with the One Ring. Thanks to how...

The simple answer is "the One Ring", both directly and by Gollum's long life spent in trying conditions. Gollum lived for many times longer than the usual Hobbit - spending close to 500 years under the Misty Mountains.

2024年3月7日 · Sméagol, later known as Gollum, was a Stoor, an early type of Hobbit, with a tragic history involving murder and obsession. Gollum lived for over 500 years under the influence of the One Ring, developing two distinct personalities: Slinker and Stinker.

2022年10月30日 · Pre-Ring Smeagol was in a competition with Thingol for the title of most petty annoying asshole of Middle-Earth. Well, seeing how the Hartfoots are like in the show that shall not be named he looks like he'd fit right in. wait where did Smeagol and Deagol live, I thought it was the Shire like Frodo? where exactly was the ring found in the river?

Before the Ring came into his possession, Gollum was a hobbit of the tribe of the Stoors, who lived near the Gladden Fields. His actual name was Smeagol, a translation of his Westron name, which means “burrow-deep”. Once Smeagol with his friend Deagol went fishing and they fished the One Ring out of the Anduin.