![]() ![]() Bilbo Baggins found the Ring and took it for his own, and Gollum afterwards pursued it for the rest of his life. ![]() ![]() Centuries of the Ring's influence twisted Gollum's body and mind, and, by the time of the novels, he "loved and hated, as he loved and hated himself." Throughout the story, Gollum was torn between his lust for the Ring and his desire to be free of it. Gollum referred to the Ring as "my precious" or "precious", and it extended his life far beyond natural limits. Sméagol obtained the Ring by murdering his relative Déagol, who found it in the River Anduin. 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". Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk who lived near the Gladden Fields. He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became important in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. This significance might be lost on Gimli himself, but Legolas almost certainly understands the gravity of the gift.Gollum is a fictional character in J. This story encapsulates another key theme in The Lord of the Rings: that heart is most important in judging a person. Fëanor was a mighty, noble elf, but Galadriel would rather placate a simple Dwarf if his heart be fairer. However, she's happy to give Gimli more than he asked for because not only did the dwarf ask humbly, but she could see he was pure of heart. Long before The Lord of the Rings, fellow Elf and creator of the Silmarils, Fëanor, would beg for a strand of Galadriel's locks, but was always refused, simply because Galadriel could sense he was a bad egg. Gimli's gift is also significant because he wasn't the first to ask for some of Galadriel's hair. Related: Lord Of The Rings: The Actors Who Almost Played AragornĪlthough the giving of hair as a present might be frowned upon for Christmases and birthdays, the strands are a token of Gimli's admiration for Galadriel, having previously had very little love for Elves of any kind, and a sign of stronger relations between the historically uncooperative races. ![]()
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