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  2. Gollum - Wikipedia

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    One suggestion is that "Gollum" derives from golem, a being in Jewish folklore (Prague golem pictured). [4]The Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson, editor of The Annotated Hobbit, suggests that Tolkien derived the name "Gollum" from Old Norse gull/goll, meaning ' gold '; this has the dative form gollum, which can mean ' treasure '. [4]

  3. One Ring - Wikipedia

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    The One Ring, also called the Ruling Ring and Isildur's Bane, is a central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). It first appeared in the earlier story The Hobbit (1937) as a magic ring that grants the wearer invisibility .

  4. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - Wikipedia

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    The Lord of the Rings: Gollum occurs between the events of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, or There and Back Again—when Bilbo Baggins obtains the One Ring—and The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings. [4] The game depicts Gollum's capture, as depicted in Tolkien's Unfinished Tales. [b]

  5. Shelob - Wikipedia

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    In the story, Gollum deliberately led the Hobbits into her lair, planning to recover the One Ring once she had consumed the hobbits. She cornered them; but Frodo used the Phial of Galadriel's light to drive her off, and used Sting to cut the webs blocking the tunnel. Gollum waylaid the pair and tried to strangle Sam, while Shelob paralysed ...

  6. Character pairing in The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    But his character, Bettridge argues, is fleshed out by Sam and Gollum. Sam represents the good, simple, loyal, and brave part of Frodo. Gollum represents the evil part of Frodo's character, desiring the Ring for himself. Sam is intolerant of Gollum's evil, reflecting Frodo's early, unthinking attitude to the creature.

  7. Literary devices in The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    The scholar Brian Rosebury considers Tolkien's narrative portrayal of Gollum (pictured) his most memorable success. [1]The philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien made use of multiple literary devices in The Lord of the Rings, from its narrative structure and its use of pseudotranslation and editorial framing, to character pairing and the deliberate cultivation of an impression of ...

  8. Aragorn - Wikipedia

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    Years later, Gandalf grows suspicious of Bilbo Baggins's magic ring, which he finds to be Sauron's One Ring. [T 10] Gandalf asks Aragorn to find Gollum, a creature who had previously possessed the Ring. This hunt leads Aragorn across Rhovanion; he finally captures Gollum in the Dead Marshes northwest of Mordor.

  9. Addiction to power in The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All. Open Court. pp. 5–20. ISBN 978-0-81269-545-8. OCLC 863158193. Kellner, Douglas (2006). "The Lord of the Rings as Allegory: A Multiperspectivist Reading". In Ernest Mathijs; Murray Pomerance (eds.). From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. Vol. 3 ...