Gollum

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gollum canonical 31
Sméagol 2
Smeagol (before becoming Gollum) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle-earth character
Ring-bearer
Stoor hobbit
fictional character
hobbit
alias Slinker
Sméagol
linked to: Gollum

Stinker
alignment morally ambiguous
alignmentShift oscillates between helping and harming the Ring-bearer
alliesWith Shelob
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Return of the King
The Two Towers
betrays Frodo Baggins
Samwise Gamgee
capturedBy Sauron
causeOfKillingDéagol desire for the One Ring
centralTheme corrupting influence of power
corruptedBy One Ring
linked to: The 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 Sméagol
linked to: Gollum
gender male
guides Frodo Baggins
Samwise Gamgee
guidesTo Cirith Ungol
Mordor
home Gladden Fields
kills Déagol
language Westron
laterResidence Misty Mountains
Mordor
lifespanExtendedBy One Ring
linked to: The One Ring
narrativeRole foil to Frodo Baggins
tragic figure
notableFeature emaciated body
hissing speech
large pale eyes
obsession One Ring
linked to: The One Ring
personalityTrait cunning
pitiful
split personality
treacherous
portrayedVia motion capture
pursues Frodo Baggins
revealsInformation Baggins
linked to: Bilbo Baggins

Shire
ringNameForOneRing my precious
ringPossessionDuration about 500 years
species Hobbit
torturedBy Sauron
voiceActorInFilm Andy Serkis

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

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

Frodo Baggins enemy Gollum
Gollum fullName Sméagol
linked to: Gollum
Gollum alias Sméagol
linked to: Gollum
Andy Serkis portrayed Gollum
Bilbo Baggins enemy Gollum
The Hobbit mainCharacter Gollum
Faramir encounters Gollum
War of the Ring keyFigure Gollum
Misty Mountains homeOf Gollum
Hobbits notableMember Smeagol (before becoming Gollum)
linked to: Gollum
The One Ring destroyedWith Gollum
The Ring destroyedBy Gollum
The Ring formerBearer Gollum
Stinker refersTo Gollum
Stinker appliedByCharacter Gollum
Stinker fandomInterpretation name for Gollum’s malicious persona
linked to: Gollum
Shelob enemyOf Gollum
Shelob associatedWith Gollum
Cirith Ungol usedBy Gollum
There and Back Again associatedCharacter Gollum