He realised that Bilbo must have stolen it and attacked him. Suddenly Gollum realised the ring was gone and started frantically looking for his 'precious' everywhere. Gollum guessed knife and then hands before saying string or nothing for his last guess although it was technically two. Gollum, believing it to be Bilbo's riddle, complained that it was an unfair question but Bilbo stuck with it and gave him three guesses. After various riddles, Bilbo was trying to think of another riddle and suddenly remembered he had the ring in his pocket as he said 'what have I got in my pocket' under his breath. Gollum agreed to a game of riddles where Gollum would show Bilbo the way out of the cave if he lost but if he won he got to eat the Hobbit.

When Gollum advanced, Bilbo pointed his new sword (later to be named Sting) at his throat and warned him that he will use it if necessary. When Gollum was finished with the Goblin he heard another sound and discovered Bilbo hiding in the shadows. While Gollum was walking away from Bilbo, the One Ring 'abandoned' him and fell to the ground in Bilbo's eyesight. After discovering the injured Goblin, he took it and killed it with a rock while Bilbo was watching. Gollum heard them fall and got into his boat to investigate. Bilbo Baggins managed to evade capture but was knocked down into Gollum's cave by a Goblin who also fell. By the time of the Quest for Erebor, Gollum was his dominant side, Sméagol being scared of him.ĭuring their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, Thorin Oakenshield and his company passed over the High Pass and were captured by the Goblin-king and his minions. He began to develop a split-personality disorder, Sméagol and Gollum, Gollum being his toxic personality and slave to the ring while Sméagol was his original personality still hanging on. Over the years, Goblins of the misty mountains would build Goblin-town above and around his cave and he would feed off any unlucky strays when there was a shortage of fish. He discovered a cave under the High Pass with a lake and a small island which became his home. He was most likely banished by his people and forced to live alone in the Misty Mountains. Sméagol was slowly corrupted by the ring more and more, calling it his 'precious' and letting it drive him mad. Under the influence of the ring, Sméagol eventually managed to suffocate Déagol and take the ring for himself. When Déagol refused, they attacked each other in rage. He asked Déagol to give it to him because it was his birthday and he wanted it.

Sméagol watched on in jealousy as Déagol examined the ring. Déagol discovered the One Ring on the riverbed, still there from when it dropped from the body of Isildur at the beginning of the age.

Sméagol and Déagol decided to fish in the Gladden river on Sméagol's birthday and Déagol was pulled from the boat into the water by a strong fish on his hook. They enjoyed fishing and often would take a boat out on the rivers as a recreational activity. Sméagol was born among the river-folk during the Third Age into a family of stoors and became best friends with his cousin Déagol in his younger years.

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