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  2. Gollum - Wikipedia

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    Gollum is a monster [2] with a distinctive style of speech in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became important in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit [T 1] [T 2] of the River-folk who lived near the Gladden Fields.

  3. Tolkien and the classical world - Wikipedia

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    [25] The question is answered in different ways: the monster Gollum is weak, quickly corrupted, and finally destroyed; Boromir, son of the Steward of Gondor, begins virtuous but like Plato's Gyges is corrupted "by the temptation of power" [25] from the Ring, even if he wants to use it for good, but redeems himself by defending the hobbits to ...

  4. Gollum's Syndrome: The Burden and the Treasure of Silver's ...

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    "We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious!" Channeling J.R.R. Tolkien's Gollum, a second silver miner now joins the quest for Orko Silver's precious. Coeur d'Alene Mines issued a competing ...

  5. Illeism - Wikipedia

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    Illeism may also be used to show idiocy, as with the character Mongo in Blazing Saddles, e.g. "Mongo like candy" and "Mongo only pawn in game of life"; though it may also show innocent simplicity, as it does with Harry Potter's Dobby the Elf ("Dobby has come to protect, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door").

  6. Andy Serkis's impression of Vladimir Putin as Gollum: 'We ...

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    If they do anything, we're going to give them s*** back.’” Serkis was referring to the sanctions that are being imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, and the actor likened the evil ...

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

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    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. The three of them are bound together by their hobbit nature, by their quest, by bonds of loyalty and oath, and by the Ring itself.

  8. ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ Is Not Two Movies ...

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    Ian McKellen sent “Lord of the Rings” fans into a tizzy earlier this year when he teased that the upcoming movie, “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” would actually be two films.

  9. The Council of Elrond - Wikipedia

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    "The Council of Elrond" is the second chapter of Book 2 of J. R. R. Tolkien's bestselling fantasy work, The Lord of the Rings, which was published in 1954–1955.It is the longest chapter in that book at some 15,000 words, and critical for explaining the power and threat of the One Ring, for introducing the final members of the Company of the Ring, and for defining the planned quest to destroy it.