Long life can be cool, but we will pass if we have to shrink into a creature like Smeagol. According to LOTR Project , on T.A. It seems unlikely to me that someone as obscure, in the grand scheme of Middle Earth, as Sméagol would have been written about anywhere. So it's possible he really did know it referred to Smeagol. The evil Gollum side usually wins, and in the trilogy, Gollum serves as a symbol of how the ring can transform a basically decent person into a dirty, smelly, swamp creature. A few people over there have commented that in the book at least, Bilbo's book was finished by the start of the Fellowship of the Ring, with both Frodo and Gandalf known to have read it. Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit [T 1] [T 2] of the River-folk who lived near the Gladden Fields . Tolkein's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings is one of the most influential works of literature ever published, and one of the most popular books of the 20th century. But how long did the famed journey take? 3019 he followed the Fellowship of the Ring ⦠The effects of the ring caused Smeagol to live a lot longer than his hobbit counterparts. Thanks to the Ring's power, Sméagol lived an unnaturally long existence and became physically deformed - pale, hairless and bent double. On September 22, 3021, Bilbo turned 131 and became the oldest hobbit in Middle-earth (unless Sméagol is counted to have remained a hobbit). But in the opening of Return of the King Andy Sircus falls for that shit immediately. 2941 he lost the Ring to Bilbo Baggins.For the rest of his life he sought to recover his "precious" "birthday present". In T.A. â Andrew Martin Mar 6 '14 at 12:57 He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit , and became important in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings . It had been about 500 years since he first found the ring, so anyone who knew him by his original name would have been long dead. But a lie with a grain of truth. In T.A. Well, that's when he learned about Gollum and Smeagol, and then brought that information back to Frodo. He was also stuck up there for a really long time, not just an afternoon like was depicted in the movie. Gollum and Sméagol struggle with each other, often arguing about what course of action to take and how far to go to gain possession of the ring. ⦠J.R.R. On September 29 , he, Gandalf, Elrond , Galadriel , and Frodo boarded a ship docked at the Grey Havens and sailed away from Middle-earth. Originally known as Sméagol , he was corrupted by the One Ring and later named Gollum ⦠I have no doubt that Sméagolâs grandmother was a matriarch, a great person in her way, but to talk of her possessing many Elven-rings was absurd, and as for giving them away, it was a lie. While his age is never stated initially, after doing some math of when he attained the ring and the events of The Hobbit, some feel he lived to be 600 years old. I know Frodo is tempted by it and Bilbo turns into a crazy monster about it for a a second but I thought Hobbits weren't so easily seduced by the ring like Men were. Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium . During this period of over 400 years, Sméagol began making a habitual choking sound, and those who were aware of his existence (but didn't know his true identity) named ⦠Gollum, also known as Sméagol, was a creature (originally a Stoorish Hobbit) who bore the One Ring.He lived in the Misty Mountains for most of his life.