Gollum

"He will never be rid of his need for it. He hates and loves the Ring, as he hates and loves himself. Sméagol's life is a sad story. Yes, Sméagol he was once called. Before the Ring found him. Before it drove him mad." —Gandalf describing Gollum to Frodo Baggins 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...

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Stoor-country

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TA 2430