Gollum's lake
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Gollum's Lake | |
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Lake | |
General Information | |
Location | In a cave in the Misty Mountains, deep below Goblin-town |
Type | Lake |
Description | Icy cold pool of water |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Gollum |
Events | Riddle-game between Bilbo Baggins and Gollum |
Gallery | Images of Gollum's Lake |
Gollum's Lake was a small subterranean body of icy cold water inside the Misty Mountains. The lake had a tiny island in the middle, which provided protection for Gollum from the nearby Goblin camp and was where he lived for over four hundred years during the Third Age[1] (Gollum entered the Misty Mountains about T.A. 2470 and departed in 2944; how long it took him to find the lake is unknown).[2] The lake harbored fish, which was the main food source of Gollum.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Riddles in the Dark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"