Déagol
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| Déagol | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical information | |
| Date of birth | c. 2400-2450 |
| Date of death | c. T.A. 24631 |
| Location | North Anduin |
| 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 Sméagol (and "evidently a relative", as told by J.R.R. Tolkien in Letters #214, p. 292). Sméagol (later known as Gollum) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him.
[edit] Etymology
Déagol is an Old English translation of the "original" Westron name 'Nahald'. Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive".
[edit] Adaptations
In Peter Jackson's The Return of the King, Déagol is played by New Zealand actor Thomas Robins.
| Preceded by: Isildur, c. 2461 years earlier | Ring-bearer briefly, c. T.A. 2463 | Followed by: Sméagol |
[edit] References
- The Lord of the Rings, The Shadow of the Past
- Appendix B
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214, p. 292
