Gollum

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Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	gollum	added (from user-submitted name 42376)
5/11/2011, 10:12 AM	Francesca	42376
5/10/2011, 7:51 AM	Francesca

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Meaning & History

The name of a villainous creature in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit (1937). The book explains he was named Gollum from the swallowing sound he made in his throat. The sequel The Lord of the Rings (1954) tells that he was originally a hobbit named Sméagol.