Gollum

Gollum, also known as Ring-Bearer, Shelob's Sneak, Slinker, Smeagol, Stinker and Trahald, is one of the main characters from The Lord of the Rings series.
== Charactah Account ==
Sméagol, once a member of a clan of Stoor Hobbits that lived alongside the Anduin river, was fishing with his cousin Déagol when Déagol found the One Ring. They both immediately coveted it and Sméagol murdered Déagol for it. Eventually banished from his homeland, he retreated for over 600 years deep into the mountains and became a degenerate creature named Gollum, feared by the goblins and driven insane due to solitude and the Ring's influence over him. The Ring, having a mind of its own, slipped from Gollum's fingers intending to be found by a goblin, but it was instead found by Bilbo, who used it to confound Sméagol and escape his current danger. When Bilbo had the chance to strike down Gollum, he pitied him and let him live.
In the time since then, Gollum has been hunting for the Ring, travelling to his old home on the Anduin and then to Mordor, where he was captured and personally interrogated by Sauron himself, who released him. Gollum eventually catches up with the Fellowship in Moria, stalking them until Frodo left most of his companions behind. At this point, Gollum attempts to reacquire the Ring, but failing and being taken prisoner, he serves as a guide for Frodo and Sam, earning the fleeting hope of redemption before ultimately betraying his new masters. He nevertheless plays a key role in the completion of the quest.
== Appearance ==
=== Literature ===
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Silmarillion
* Unfinished Tales
=== Movies ===
* The Hobbit
* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Return of the King
=== TV Series ===
* Hobitit
=== Video Games ===
* Angband
* Guardians of Middle-Earth
* J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth
* LEGO Dimensions
* LEGO The Hobbit
* LEGO The Lord of the Rings
* Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
* Middle-Earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game
* The Hobbit
* The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria
* The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
* The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II - The Rise of the Witch-King
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
== Trivia ==
* Not that Gollum is exactly a stud, but in the Rankin-Bass adaptation, he better resembles a fish-man than a heavily degraded humanoid. He's got reptile-esque skin, glassy eyes, grotesque lips, the whole package.
* Gollum is compared to a dog unusually often, especially in "The Taming of Smeagol"; he moves on all fours, has eyeshine, tracks by smell, and at one point he's effectively put on a leash. He's also referred to as doglike when working with Sam and Frodo, given his tendency to beg and whine and his eagerness to please.
* In the first edition of The Hobbit, Gollum was a pretty unimportant side-character. Then Tolkien realized that Ring was much more than it seemed, and his role expanded hugely.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Gollum at The One Wiki to Rule Them All
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