Smeagol's Race? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tarlondeion Of Gondolin · 01-05-2002, 01:40 PM

LOTR says that Smeagol was of a hobbit like race who lived on the banks of the Anduin. What were they? Were they the original Hobbits who then migrated for some unknown reason?

Ulmo · 01-05-2002, 01:50 PM

Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit. Gollum's people split from the other Stoors in the fifteenth century of the Third Age, when troubled times in Eriador led them to migrate back eastwards across the Misty Mountains, and settle on the banks of the Gladden River.

Inziladun · 01-05-2002, 02:00 PM

All the hobbits apparently had once lived in Wilderland near the Anduin. They migrated west for unclear reasons and crossed the mountains. Many of them went to Bree, others (Stoors) went to the Angle between Hoarwell and Loudwater, or Dunland. Of these some later returned to Wilderland out of fear of Angmar, and because the climate worsened in the east of Eriador. They settled by the banks of the Gladden, Gollum's family being among them.

Inziladun · 01-05-2002, 02:02 PM

Didn't mean to belabor the point, Ulmo and I were replying at the same time. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

01-05-2002, 01:40 PM	#1
Tarlondeion Of Gondolin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Gondolin the fair Posts: 94	Smeagol's Race? LOTR says that Smeagol was of a hobbit like race who lived on the banks of the Anduin. What were they? Were they the original Hobbits who then migrated for some unknown reason?

01-05-2002, 01:50 PM	#2
Ulmo Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 55	Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit. Gollum's people split from the other Stoors in the fifteenth century of the Third Age, when troubled times in Eriador led them to migrate back eastwards across the Misty Mountains, and settle on the banks of the Gladden River. __________________ Lord of the seas and one of the greatest of the Valar; in the dark days of the First Age, he kept watch on Elves and Men while the others of his order remained in Valinor. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.

01-05-2002, 02:00 PM	#3
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	All the hobbits apparently had once lived in Wilderland near the Anduin. They migrated west for unclear reasons and crossed the mountains. Many of them went to Bree, others (Stoors) went to the Angle between Hoarwell and Loudwater, or Dunland. Of these some later returned to Wilderland out of fear of Angmar, and because the climate worsened in the east of Eriador. They settled by the banks of the Gladden, Gollum's family being among them. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

01-05-2002, 02:02 PM	#4
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Didn't mean to belabor the point, Ulmo and I were replying at the same time. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.