Smeagol's Name

by Varda-(Valar)
June 18, 2004
Gollum

    "Smeagol" is the Hobbit equivalent of Trahald in Rohirric, from which part of their language derived. Trahald meant "burrowing, worming in".

Reference: Return of the King's Appendix F "On Translation" just before the discussion of the names Hobbit, Gamgee, and Brandywine.

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