Déagol
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| Déagol | |
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | North Anduin |
| Birth | c. T.A. 2400-T.A. 2450 |
| Death | c. T.A. 2463[1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Déagol, was the Stoor Hobbit who had found the One Ring while diving in the Gladden river (a tributary to the Anduin) with his friend and relative Sméagol.[2] Sméagol (later known as Gollum) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him.[3]
Etymology
Déagol is an Old English translation of the "original" Westron name 'Nahald'.[4] Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive".
Adaptations
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:
- Déagol is played by New Zealand actor Thomas Robins.[5]
| Preceded by: Isildur, c. 2461 years earlier |
Ring-bearer briefly, c. T.A. 2463 |
Followed by: Sméagol |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214, (undated, written late 1958 or early 1959) p. 292
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ "Biography for Thomas Robins" , IMDB (accessed 30 January 2012)