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'''Déagol''' was the [[Stoors|Stoor]] [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] | '''Déagol''' was the [[Stoors|Stoor]] [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of the [[Gladden Fields]]. | ||
When his friend and relative Sméagol [[ribadyan|had birthday]], Déagol gave a customary present, albeit begrudgingly, as he was a mean little soul.<ref name=L214>{{L|214}}, p. 292</ref> Later they went fishing to the [[Gladden River]], when he dove and found [[the One Ring|a gold ring]]. Sméagol (being even meaner and greedier) used his birthday as the excuse to claim the Ring (implying that the gift Déagol had given was poor and insufficient<ref name=L214/>) and as Déago refused to hand it over, Sméagol murdered him.<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
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Déagol | |
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Hobbit | |
Déagol from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Near Gladden Fields |
Death | c. T.A. 2463[1] Gladden Fields |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Déagol |
Déagol was the Stoor Hobbit of the Gladden Fields.
When his friend and relative Sméagol had birthday, Déagol gave a customary present, albeit begrudgingly, as he was a mean little soul.[2] Later they went fishing to the Gladden River, when he dove and found a gold ring. Sméagol (being even meaner and greedier) used his birthday as the excuse to claim the Ring (implying that the gift Déagol had given was poor and insufficient[2]) and as Déago refused to hand it over, Sméagol murdered him.[3]
Etymology
Déagol is an Old English translation of the "original" Westron name 'Nahald'.[4] 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.[5]
Déagol | ||
Vacant Last held 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, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ "Biography for Thomas Robins", IMDB (accessed 30 January 2012)
Ring-bearers of the One Ring | |
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Sauron (S.A. 1600 - 3441) · Isildur (S.A. 3441 - 25 September, T.A. 2) · Déagol (c. 2463) · Sméagol (c. 2463 - 2941) · Bilbo Baggins (2941 - 22 September, 3001) · Frodo Baggins (22 September, 3001 - 13 March, 3019) · Samwise Gamgee (13 March, 3019 - 14 March, 3019) · Frodo Baggins (14 March, 3019 - 25 March, 3019) · Gollum (25 March, T.A. 3019) | |
Also briefly held the Ring: Gandalf (13 April, T.A. 3018) · Tom Bombadil (27 September, T.A. 3018) |