Sméagol's name has some interesting origins. In Tolkien's invented language Westron, his name is Trahald, which literally means "burrowing". His name is also related to the great dragon Smaug, where ...

The One Ring to rule them all is also the One Ring that can corrupt them all if they become entranced by its influence. The epitome of that power-seeking influence corrupting a man's mind and soul can ...

Peter Jackson and his team had extensive plans going into The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Pre-production began several years before cameras started rolling, giving them time to iron out the script ...

Our favorite cave-dwelling, ring-obsessed character from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy is getting his very own game. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a new, narrative ...

The Moment: Andy Serkis finally gets his face on screen, in the surprisingly brutal tussle between Smeagol and Deagol. The ring of power always corrupts, you know… The Awesome: It’s a shocking start ...

LOS ANGELES — The Return of the King, like its predecessor The Two Towers, opens with a flashback. The halflings Deagol and Smeagol are fishing when Deagol's line hooks a fish, pulling him into the ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Asmus Toys is returning to Middle-earth as they unveiled their latest set of collectible figures from The Lord of the Rings. Sméagol, later known as Gollum, is a truly complex character as he was once ...

The Lord of the Rings franchise, by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a world of magic and darkness. The warring sides of good and evil battle over complete domination of the universe in the form of a single ring.

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless fantasy book series, which includes the cult classic The Lord of the Rings, have read it many times over. Readers who have closely dissected the plot of Tolkien's The ...