What was Gollum in the Lord of the Rings?

Answer 1

His name was and is still Smeagol, but even he forgot it. It was only because Frodo calling him by it that he remembered. His nickname so to speak is Gollum due to the sound he makes in his throat.

Answer 2

Yes - or if he wasn't a hobbit he was something very similar. He was called Sméagol. He was fishing with his friend Déagol, who found the ring. Sméagol, drawn to the power of the ring, killed Déagol and took it for himself. He went into the mountains and slowly turned into Gollum.

Sméagol was a Stoor hobbit while most of the hobbits in the Shire are Harfoots hobbits.

Answer 3

Sméagol was Gollum's real name, or his original name anyway.

Answer 4

Gollum was originally one of the river folk, a people related to Hobbits, named Smeagol.

Answer 5

No, Gollum and Bilbo are two different characters. Gollum's original name was Smeagol.

Answer 6

Sméagol. He became known as Gollum due to a gurgling noise he made in his throat.

Answer 7

He was originally believed to be something closely related to a hobbit, if not actually a hobbit himself.

Answer 8

Gollum's true name is Smeagol.

Answer 9

He was called Smeagol.