Gollum

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Middle-earth character Ring-bearer Stoor hobbit fictional character hobbit

Gollum is a tormented, ring-obsessed creature in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth whose split personality and tragic fall from hobbit-like origins make him one of the most memorable figures in The Lord of the Rings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sméagol 2

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle-earth character ⓘ
Ring-bearer ⓘ
Stoor hobbit ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
hobbit ⓘ
alias Slinker ⓘ
Gollum ⓘ
surface form: Sméagol

Stinker ⓘ
alignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
alignmentShift oscillates between helping and harming the Ring-bearer ⓘ
alliesWith Shelob ⓘ
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ
surface form: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Hobbit ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ
surface form: The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ
surface form: The Two Towers
betrays Frodo Baggins ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee ⓘ
capturedBy Sauron ⓘ
causeOfKillingDéagol desire for the One Ring ⓘ
centralTheme corrupting influence of power ⓘ
corruptedBy The One Ring ⓘ
surface form: One Ring
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
deathCause fall into lava while holding the One Ring ⓘ
diesIn Mount Doom ⓘ
ethnicity Stoor ⓘ
fallsInto Cracks of Doom ⓘ
firstAppearance The Hobbit ⓘ
fullName Gollum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sméagol
gender male ⓘ
guides Frodo Baggins ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee ⓘ
guidesTo Cirith Ungol ⓘ
Mordor ⓘ
home Gladden Fields ⓘ
kills Déagol ⓘ
language Westron ⓘ
laterResidence Misty Mountains ⓘ
Mordor ⓘ
lifespanExtendedBy The One Ring ⓘ
surface form: One Ring
narrativeRole foil to Frodo Baggins ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
notableFeature emaciated body ⓘ
hissing speech ⓘ
large pale eyes ⓘ
obsession The One Ring ⓘ
surface form: One Ring
personalityTrait cunning ⓘ
pitiful ⓘ
split personality ⓘ
treacherous ⓘ
portrayedVia motion capture ⓘ
pursues Frodo Baggins ⓘ
revealsInformation Bilbo Baggins ⓘ
surface form: Baggins

Shire ⓘ
ringNameForOneRing my precious ⓘ
ringPossessionDuration about 500 years ⓘ
species Free Peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ
surface form: Hobbit
torturedBy Sauron ⓘ
voiceActorInFilm Andy Serkis ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gollum → alias → Gollum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sméagol
Bilbo Baggins → enemy → Gollum ⓘ
Frodo Baggins → enemy → Gollum ⓘ
Gollum → fullName → Gollum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sméagol
The Hobbit → mainCharacter → Gollum ⓘ
Andy Serkis → portrayed → Gollum ⓘ