{"id":1439,"date":"2022-06-11T04:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T08:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/play\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2022-06-11T04:11:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T08:11:15","slug":"are-smeagol-and-gollum-the-same-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/play\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum\/are-smeagol-and-gollum-the-same-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Sm\u00e9agol and Gollum the same person?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gollum<\/strong> was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk who lived near the Gladden Fields. In <strong>The Lord of the Rings<\/strong> it is stated that he was originally known as Sm\u00e9agol, corrupted by the One Ring, and later named Gollum after his habit of making &#8220;a horrible swallowing noise in his throat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>How did Sm\u00e9agol become Gollum?<\/h2>\n<p>Living underground without contact with anyone or without sunlight, <strong>Sm\u00e9agol<\/strong> became sickly. 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