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'''Déagol''', was the [[Stoors|Stoor]] [[Hobbit]] who had found the [[One Ring]] while diving in the [[Gladden]] river (a | '''Déagol''', was the [[Stoors|Stoor]] [[Hobbit]] who had found the [[One Ring]] while diving in the [[Gladden]] river (a tributa to the [[Anduin]]) with his cousin [[Sméagol]]. Sméagol (later known as [[Gollum]]) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him. | ||
Déagol is an [[Old English]] translation of the "original" [[Westron]] name | Déagol is an [[Old English]] translation of the "original" [[Westron]] name 'Nahald'. Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive". | ||
In [[Peter Jackson]]'s movie ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (movie)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', Déagol is played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Thomas Robins]]. | In [[Peter Jackson]]'s movie ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (movie)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', Déagol is played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Thomas Robins]]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:20, 10 December 2005
Déagol, was the Stoor Hobbit who had found the One Ring while diving in the Gladden river (a tributa to the Anduin) with his cousin Sméagol. Sméagol (later known as Gollum) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him.
Déagol is an Old English translation of the "original" Westron name 'Nahald'. Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive".
In Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Déagol is played by New Zealand actor Thomas Robins.
