Why did Sméagol keep saying Gollum?

One way in which he was transformed was constantly making a horrible gurgling and swallowing sound, which sounded like the word "gollum." As he began to change, his friends and family mocked him and cast him out of his home, calling him Gollum. The name stuck.

Why did Sméagol talk like that?

Smeagol saw the ring and immediately his speech was corrupted. Gandalf, who's our only source for this dialogue, is just retelling the story as he heard it from Gollum, imposing Gollum's current speech patterns onto his old, normal self.

Why does Gollum talk in third person?

'"Why?" said Deagol. '"Because it's my birthday, my love, and I wants it"... This strongly suggests that this is simply the way Smeagol always spoke. It has nothing to do with split personalities, or with himself and the Ring being intertwined: he just talks like that, and he always did.

How did Frodo know Gollum's name?

In the movies, when Frodo first spies Gollum stalking them in the Misty Mountains (Moria) he informs Gandalf who tells him a little of Gollum's history.

What are Stoor Hobbits?

The Stoors were one of the three breeds of Hobbits. In their earliest recorded history the Stoors, like the other Hobbits, lived in the Vales of Anduin. They were a riverside people that dwelt in the Gladden Fields, and were fishermen.

LOTR The Two Towers - Gollum and Sméagol

What mental illness does Gollum have?

Liz Sampson, concludes that Gollum was actually suffering from schizoid personality disorder. In the paper, Sméagol is described as a single, 587 year old, hobbit-like male of no fixed abode. He displays antisocial behaviour, increasing aggression, and preoccupation with the 'one ring'.

Why are Hobbits so resistant to the Ring?

Hobbits are simple creatures and do not wish for much, so there is nothing for the Ring to use against a hobbit. Frodo is the hobbit that is corrupted the most next to Gollum and Bilbo, which is why he is unable to throw the Ring into the fire.

What is Déagol to Sméagol?

Actor. Déagol, also known as Nahald, was a Stoor-hobbit of the Gladden Fields. Déagol was the cousin and best friend of Sméagol until his discovery of the Ring.

What was Sméagol before Gollum?

Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk who lived near the Gladden Fields. 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".

How did Déagol get the Ring?

In the year 2463 (Third Age), Deagol found the One Ring by chance while he was fishing in the waters of the Anduin river with his friend Smeagol. Deagol's hands were the first in touch the One Ring since the death of Isildur, the last time the Ring was seen.

Why was Sméagol renamed?

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.

How did Gandalf know about Sméagol?

As the other answers have said, Gandalf knew about Gollum from Bilbo. He suspected that Gollum's ring was powerful. By catching Gollum and interrogating him, Gandalf began to suspect that the Bilbo's ring might be the One and discovered where Gollum had found it.

Why did Bilbo's face change?

Gollum was weaker than Bilbo; the ring completely controlled him from the get-go. So, the major differences were Gollum's weakness, and his living conditions which made him anti-social and changed his appearance due to the absence of light. Bilbo definitely was affected by The Ring, just not to the same extent.

What mental illness does Frodo?

This article illustrates the reactivation of the Kleinian positions, named, 'paranoid-schizoid' and 'depressive' (see box), through a developmental analysis of Frodo Baggins in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Are there two Gollum?

The people who know of the creature Gollum are unaware of his origins as Sméagol. They don't realize the split personalities, and subsequently lump them together as being one person. When we meet him, Gollum is in complete control and has suppressed original Sméagol.

How many personalities did Sméagol have?

The presence of two personalities, Gollum and Sméagol, raises the possibility of multiple personality disorder. In this diagnosis one personality is suppressed by the other and the two personalities are always unaware of each other's existence.

Are there black hobbits?

No. There is no indication of black hobbits in the Tolkien Legendarium.

Was Bilbo a harfoot?

Everyone presumes Sam was a Harfoot, because Harfoots were the most common type of hobbit and Tolkiens description of a Harfoot fots Sam more accurately than that of a Stoor or Fallohide. Thanks for typing all that out. Let's get this straight: Bilbo and Frodo - Harfoot, with a strong Fallohidish strain.

Why do hobbits not wear shoes?

They are adept at throwing stones. For the most part, they cannot grow beards, but a few of the race of Stoor can. Their feet are covered with curly hair (usually brown, as is the hair on their heads) and have leathery soles, so hobbits hardly ever wear shoes.