2014年11月4日 · I suggest leaving this open, as it acknowledges that Frodo, Sam & Bilbo were affected, but is instead asking about the length of time taken to be affected; i.e what was so special or different about Smeagol that the Ring was able to get him instantly (the same would apply to Isildur - if it's a dupe it's more a dupe of this one than the suggested).

The closest bit I've found is a discussion concerning whether or not it actually was Smeagol's birthday, which goes into some of the customs of hobbit gift giving. As noted in the bit you quoted, the gift was expensive from the perspective of a young hobbit, probably something equivalent to Deagol's disposable income for a few weeks worth of ...

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2013年11月30日 · Not exactly, no. Deagol and Smeagol were afflicted by the ring instantly. They didn't even need to wear it, whereas Bilbo and Frodo and Sam and even Merry and Pip didn't seem to bothered by it at first or at all. So I'd have to say they are distantly related, but not the same. I'd say they are probably a hybrid of man and hobbit.

I just checked: the first thing Smeagol says after Deagol finds the Ring is: "Give US that, Deagol, my love." There is no evidence to suggest that Smeagol didn't always speak this way. It isn't an uncommon manner of speech in the British Isles. I lived in Ireland for a while, and it wasn't unusual to hear someone in a pub say "Give us a pint ...

Smeagol killed Deagol before he even touched the Ring (very much). Bilbo did not even think of hurting Smeagol, much less killing him, and he had had the Ring on his person for a couple minutes, at least. Therefore, Smeagol was pretty evil to …

Smeagol turned into Gollum because he had the ring by himself for to long. In a way, it "possessed" Smeagol. If you were to live forever unless someone killed you, and you lived in an underground cave with no sunlight, eating raw fish, wearing a …

2015年5月21日 · As Smeagol began to change physically because of his altered lifestyle, he frequently made a noise clearing his throat. This, by onomatopoeia, became 'Gollum'. Then others who saw him, not knowing his name or that he was a Hobbit began to call him Gollum.

When Gandalf explains to Frodo how come the Ring came to his posession, he introduces the tale of Gollum with these words, making it clear that Gollum was related--however distantly--to hobbits: ...

2025年1月7日 · This word is related to the word smial, which was applied by the Anglo-Saxons to Cain, who slew his brother Abel, establishing a connotative link between Sméagol, who murdered his cousin Deagol to steal the ring. Where Did Gollum Come From? Similar. The name, Sméagol, comes from Old English smeagan (“to burrow”). 'Gollum' at Wiktionary