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'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':''' | |||
:Déagol is played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Thomas Robins]]. | |||
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Déagol | |
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Hobbit | |
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Biographical Information | |
Location | North Anduin |
Birth | c. 2400-2450 |
Death | c. T.A. 2463[1] |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Déagol |
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.
Etymology
Déagol is an Old English translation of the "original" Westron name 'Nahald'. 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.
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, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ 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