#lotr smeagol

[metathefool]

“Does it have gamses on it’s Phone, Precious?”

#lotr #lotr gollum #lotr smeagol #nasty tricksey video gameses #we hates it

[buttoneyedbee]

Do you think if I gave Gollum a soup, but in a bread bowl, that he would take it in his spindly little grabbers and bite the bread bowl? Letting all the soup spill out onto the ground in a really sad display of nature? It would be a little funny, I think.

#gollum #lord of the rings #lotr gollum #lotr fandom #would tolkien have hated this question? #smeagol #lotr smeagol

[underscore-hyphen]

Did You Know?

JRR Tolkien, of Lord Of Rings fame, came to despise the character most beloved by his fanbase? In fact, Gollum's widespread appeal was the specific reason why! Tolkien stated on multiple occasions that it was around the time that Finland nearly (narrowly avoided by just a single vote) changed their national flag to the phrase "Gollum not Smeggle", in black text on a white background that he truly realized his disdain for the character. "I simply cannot conceive of how anyone could like a fictional character enough to do this; especially not an inbred rat like Gollum."

In response to the widespread love of the character, Tolkien actually claimed to have written a particularly graphic and extensive death scene for the character, where the main characters beat him to a pulp for no apparent reason except that "Bobo Burgis or whatever decided he was too ugly and it was better just to kill him". Though Tolkien's publisher* at the time described the prose as "Some of the best prose [he] had ever heard" after Tolkien's private reading, he found the scene so disturbing that he removed it without informing Tolkien and replaced it with Gollum randomly, happily saying his own name, and randomly added that same phrase intermittently throughout the rest of the book.

While Tolkien was supposedly so upset about that, according to his wife, he "cried like a little bitch every night for the next month", he acknowledged the success of the catchphrase, (as well as its simplicity) and developed a machine that would pseudo-randomly insert the phrase throughout the rest of the text. While the initial usage of the phrase was enough to make it somewhat popular, it was Tolkien's decision to double-down on it (particularly the scene where he announces it in response to Bilbo's announcement of his undying love for Sam) that cemented it so strongly in public consciousness that to this day there is heavy debate as to whether, at the annual event 'GollumCon', attendees should be allowed to say anything other than "Gollum :)".

*It is worth noting that this was actually the third publisher that Tolkien had gone to with his book, after the first two committed suicide, leaving no notes, after being sent the transcript. The last would also do this shortly after the book was published.

#lord of the rings #lord of rings #j r r tolkien #jrr tolkien #cw sui mention #cw suicide mention #cw sui joke #cw suicide joke #cw unreality #gollum #smeagol #bilbo baggins #lotr #lotr sam #lotr bilbo #lotr gollum #lotr smeagol

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

#samwise gamgee #gollum #not much left to bury #smeagol #funeral services #tolkien #jrr tolkien #lord of the rings #silmarillion #lotr #lotr rop #lotr trop #fantasy #the hobbit #lotr memes #lord of the rings meme #tolkien memes

[vvarlocked]

had a vision for samfro modern au where Gollum is Frodo's ugly weird wrinkly fucking cat that hates Sam...

#vvarlocked art #samfro #samfrodo #frodo x sam #lord of the rings #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #sam gamgee #lotr fanart #lotr #gollum #smeagol

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Warner Brothers just announced the upcoming film Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum coming in 2026.

I've gotten a peek at the rest of the upcoming release schedule as well:

2028: Lord of the Rings: The Gay Adventures of Glorfindel

2030: Lord of the Rings: The Fatty Bolger Story

2033: Lord of the Rings: Beregond, You Remember Him, Right?

2035: Lord of the Rings: Golf Across Middle Earth

2036: The Silmarillion: Everything We Remembered From Before We Got Bored and Gave Up Reading

2038: The Silmarillion: The Rest of the Book, As Mansplained By Three Redditors

2040: Lord of the Rings: Shadowfax and Bill the Pony: A Tale of Forbidden Love

2043: Lord of the Rings: Endgame

#If you don't know about Golf in middle earth look it up #Still no Tom Bombadil! Sorry lads! #I am not plussed about the existence of this movie #Lord of the Rings #lotr #Tolkien #j r r tolkien #Middle earth #Glorfindel #Gollum #Smeagol #The Hunt for gollum #fatty bolger #Fredegar bolger #Beregond #the silmarillion #Shadowfax #bill the pony #Golf #The hobbit #post o' mine #Andy serkis #Peter Jackson

[grouper]

bless us and splash us

#smeagol #gollum #lotr #lotr fanart #lord of the rings #art moment #fanart

[transhuman-priestess]

you know i'm thinking about how few teeth gollum has and like do you think frodo ever got a good sloppy bj from him

#the lord of the rings #lotr #lord of the rings #frodo #gollum #smeagol

[kottekonst]

Time for another coffee painting post 🥳 This time, it's none other than the one and only Gollum.

As always, painted with instant coffee on smooth, heavyweight paper.

I made it specifically for my good friend, whom I used to work with during conventions and shows. It's also been one of my most popular prints 😊

#coffee art #coffee painting #lord of the rings #lotr fanart #lotr #gollum #smeagol #the hobbit #fan art #my art #my post #tolkien

[velvet4510]

One of the most fascinating details about Gollum for me is that even though it is said that the Ring warps its user’s intentions and makes them commit acts of evil, Gollum never once uses the Ring for any power-seeking purposes. He doesn’t try to assemble an army or rule over anyone. He doesn’t try to conquer lands or replace Sauron. He never uses it with the intent of dominating others. All he ever wants to do with it is hold it, look at it, sometimes wear it, and keep it with him in dark little caves where he can eat anything edible he can find. It’s even mentioned somewhere that the Ring’s temptation in his mind is merely visions of him having enough fish to keep himself fed forever. But he never tries to use the Ring’s power to actually become powerful…the very thing that Gandalf and Galadriel were afraid they would do if they had the Ring. I think that goes to show how Gollum still was shaped by his hobbit nature; it’s just an inherent trait for hobbits to be completely uninterested in any kind of absolute power or dominion of others.

#lotr #jrr tolkien #lotr books #lotr movies #lord of the rings #gollum #the one ring #smeagol

[antikristes]

This is what the books felt like.

A happy married couple and their weird dog/child/thing?

#the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #lotr #lotr fanart #lotr fandom #lotr memes #sam x frodo #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #sam and frodo #frodo #sam gamgee #samfro #samfrodo #artists on tumblr #digital artist #gollum #smeagol #hobbits

[clownprincessstudios]

I think the world is ready....

For muppet Smeagol.

#smeagol #muppet #muppet smeagol #lord of the rings #lotr #the hobbit #tolkien #jrr tolkien #gollum #muppet gollum #i made this a few months ago actually #ive just been keeping it to myself #but i think the world is ready for ✨ him ✨ #clown princess studios #my art #krita

[idontcarecarebear]

‘He will never love me, I fear; for he bit me, and I was not gentle’

Aragorn saying this about Gollum reminds me of every cat owner including myself.

#aragorn #smeagol #Gollum #strider #aragorn elessar #Estel #Lord of the rings #lotr #the fellowship of the ring #the two towers #the return of the king #heir of isildur #if you don’t think JRR Tolkien is funny you are wrong! #jrr tolkien #j.r.r. tolkien #cats #Sméagol has big eyes like a cat

[incorrect-lord-of-the-rings]

#sometimes i look at funny images on pinterest. sometimes i think 'hmmmm gollum' #lotr #lord of the rings #incorrect lotr #incorrect lord of the rings #lotr meme #gollum #tolkien memes #the lord of the rings #the return of the king #frodo #sam #smeagol

[achillyscomedown]

ngl the funniest part of fellowship of the ring is when sam tells frodo abt how he thinks gollum is following them and then they agree to not tell aragorn until the next day to ensure they don’t worry him. sam and frodo believe that aragorn, a literal ranger, didn’t realize that smeagol was following the company. they were the first ones to realize they were being followed by the little gremlin. like guys ik you think you’re smart, but aragorn is known for his tracking skills 💀 ur not special

#and then when frodo brought it up to aragorn and he was like #‘yeah lol ik that gollum has been following us’ #‘i’ve been trying to catch him’ #and frodo was like #’kay’ #like that’s just so silly to me idc #bros a LITERAL ranger #aragorn #aragorn son of arathorn #lord of the rings #tumblr #lotr frodo #lotr #frodo baggins #sam gamgee #gollum #the lord of the rings #smeagol #lotr memes

[ratsarecute4]

"Frodo broke off a portion of a wafer and handed it to him on its leaf-wrapping. Gollum sniffed at the leaf and his face changed: a spasm of disgust came over it, and a hint of his old malice." -The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, ch 13

#lord of the rings #lotr #gollum #smeagol #frodo #frodo baggins #two towers #cat #gif