Who was Gollum?
Gollum was an old, lonely creature that lived on an island in the middle of a lake deep inside the Misty Mountains. Small and thin, he was still very strong and dangerous. He ate the fish from the lake, and an unwary Goblin or two that came too close. A small, golden, magic ring was his chief possession, which he used to become invisible. This magic ring was more powerful than he suspected, and ate away at his mind until he was almost consumed by it. Because of the ring’s influence he could not stand the light of Sun and Moon, or anything Elven. Where did Gollum come from? Gollum was not always a little slimy creature. Long ago he was a Hobbit much like Bilbo. He lived in a hole with his family as a member of a group of Hobbits called Stoors. At that time he was called Smeagol, which means ‘burrowing in’. He fished in the Great River for food with his friend Deagol, and it was Deagol who saw the ring in the mud. Smeagol murdered Deagol so he could claim it for himself. He used the magi
