What are the revisions in the (Revised Edition) of The Hobbit?
WEBIn the first edition of The Hobbit, Gollum willingly bets his magic ring on the outcome of the riddle-game, and he and Bilbo part amicably. In the second edition edits, in order to reflect the new concept of the ring and its corrupting abilities, Tolkien made Gollum more aggressive towards Bilbo and distraught at losing the ring.
Was Gollum always a hobbit? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack …
WEBGollum was probably not initially a hobbit, and is never explicitly described as such in any edition of The Hobbit. Tolkien decided that Gollum was a hobbit at some point early on during the writing of The Lord of the Rings. In The Hobbit (the final edition, revised to better fit the unplanned sequel The Lord of the Rings), Gollum is introduced ...
Was Gollum evil? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
WEBMay 23, 2015 · 2 Answers. Tolkien never outright calls Gollum "evil"; he was a little cagey on the point, as you might expect from a God-fearing man. As far as Tolkien is concerned, the ultimate judgement of "good" or "evil" belongs not with him but with God. However, reading his writings on the subject, it's hard to defend the position that Tolkien thought ...
How did Gollum physically change after finding the Ring?
WEBMay 16, 2015 · So a hobbit was using handholds and footholds that no hobbit could ever have used. This suggests that Gollum is anatomically very different from an ordinary hobbit in ways beyond his pallor, hairlessness, and large eyes. So I am wondering exactly what physical changes Gollum underwent after finding the Ring.
How did Frodo get to know the story of Sméagol?
WEBMar 11, 2017 · So in the context of the book, Frodo always knew that Gollum was once a hobbit (not just "like a hobbit" but an actual hobbit), and always knew that Gollum had murdered his friend for the Ring and then fled to the caves of the Misty Mountains.
the lord of the rings - How did Smeagol turn into Gollum?
WEBThe simple answer is "the One Ring", both directly and by Gollum's long life spent in trying conditions. Gollum lived for many times longer than the usual Hobbit - spending close to 500 years under the Misty Mountains. TA 2430 - The approximate birth year of Sméagol.
Is there direct evidence that the Riverfolk were actually Hobbits?
WEBNov 30, 2013 · Of course there are exceptions to the rules of Hobbit society (Bilbo, being one of them) and things evolve and change over-time, perhaps an ancient predecessor society such as that something more than 500 years old (such as Gollum) may have been more of a fishing kind of creature (I believe it was a …
the lord of the rings - Why is Gollum's memory so selective?
WEBJun 14, 2015 · It is not necessarily the case that Sméagol-Gollum has forgotten the word "hobbit"; he may never have known it. Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings states, regarding the word hobbit: Hobbit was the name usually applied by the Shire-folk to all their kind. Men called them Halflings and the Elves Periannath.
the lord of the rings - Why does Gollum address himself as "we ...
WEBGollum: Very very good, eh, my precious? Let's be good, good as fish, sweet one, but to ourselfs. Not hurt the nice hobbit, of course, no, no. Sméagol: But the Precious holds the promise. Gollum: Then take it, and let's hold it ourselfs! Then we shall be master, gollum. Make the other hobbit, the nasty suspicious hobbit, make him crawl, yes ...
Why did Gollum want the Ring so badly when he was still a hobbit?
WEBSep 23, 2016 · Sméagol/Gollum was clearly not as resistant to the Ring as Bilbo and Frodo, although even in his case, after hundreds of years of using the Ring, he managed a retain a small vestige of his Hobbit identity. As Gandalf tells …